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- adjective Alternative form of
fair to middling .
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Examples
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David Welsh has good things to say about Asterios Polyp, but only fair-to-middling things to say about Detective [...]
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He would never then have learned that a good Tavel is better than a fair-to-middling Pommard—better than a fair-to-middling almost anything, in my opinion, he wrote.
A.J. Liebling's Favorite Rosé, Perfect for Summer Jay McInerney 2011
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 Then, after years of fair-to-middling adventures, Marvel did the unthinkable:  Mar-Vell died, not heroically in battle, but quietly, of cancer.
Captain Marvel #3 (of 5) | Major Spoilers - Comic Book Reviews and News 2009
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Looking back, I think I was a fair-to-middling news reporter.
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I grew up with scientist parents and am only a fair-to-middling scientist, myself!
Writers' Style 2008
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In the end, Patron received three fair-to-middling votes.
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On my best days, I'd class myself as "fair-to-middling amateur."
Alan Elsner: Half an Hour With Bach Puts Politics in Perspective 2010
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I need help, and you four have able bodies and fair-to-middling minds.
The Night Of the Solstice L.J. SMITH 2010
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After tasting the comet's fairy dust, I cashed in my savings and became a fair-to-middling surfer.
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Some cats are better about self-maintenance than others; Spainy is somewhere in the fair-to-middling camp.
work continues to eat my life, so here, have some kitty videos 2007
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