ALL meanings of fair to middling
fair to mid·dling
F f - adjective fair to middling free from bias, dishonesty, or injustice: a fair decision; a fair judge. 1
- adjective fair to middling legitimately sought, pursued, done, given, etc.; proper under the rules: a fair fight. 1
- adjective fair to middling moderately large; ample: a fair income. 1
- adjective fair to middling neither excellent nor poor; moderately or tolerably good: fair health. 1
- adjective fair to middling marked by favoring conditions; likely; promising: in a fair way to succeed. 1
- adjective fair to middling Meteorology. (of the sky) bright; sunny; cloudless to half-cloudy. (of the weather) fine; with no prospect of rain, snow, or hail; not stormy. 1
- adjective fair to middling Nautical. (of a wind or tide) tending to aid the progress of a vessel. 1
- adjective fair to middling unobstructed; not blocked up: The way was fair for our advance. 1
- adjective fair to middling without irregularity or unevenness: a fair surface. 1
- adjective fair to middling free from blemish, imperfection, or anything that impairs the appearance, quality, or character: Her fair reputation was ruined by gossip. 1
- adjective fair to middling easy to read; clear: fair handwriting. 1
- adjective fair to middling of a light hue; not dark: fair skin. 1
- adjective fair to middling pleasing in appearance; attractive: a fair young maiden. 1
- adjective fair to middling seemingly good or sincere but not really so: The suitor beguiled his mistress with fair speeches. 1
- adjective fair to middling courteous; civil: fair words. 1
- adjective fair to middling Medicine/Medical. (of a patient's condition) having stable and normal vital signs and other favorable indicators, as appetite and mobility, but being in some discomfort and having the possibility of a worsening state. 1
- adjective fair to middling Dialect. scarcely; barely: It was just fair daylight when we started working. 1
- adverb fair to middling in a fair manner: He doesn't play fair. 1
- adverb fair to middling straight; directly, as in aiming or hitting: He threw the ball fair to the goal. 1
- adverb fair to middling favorably; auspiciously. 1
- adverb fair to middling British, Australian. entirely; completely; quite: It happened so quickly that it fair took my breath away. 1
- noun fair to middling Archaic. something that is fair. 1
- noun fair to middling Archaic. a woman. a beloved woman. 1
- verb with object fair to middling to make the connection or junction of (surfaces) smooth and even. 1
- verb with object fair to middling Shipbuilding. to draw and adjust (the lines of a hull being designed) to produce regular surfaces of the correct form. to adjust the form of (a frame or templet) in accordance with a design, or cause it to conform to the general form of a hull. to restore (a bent plate or structural member) to its original form. to align (the frames of a vessel under construction) in proper position. 1
- verb with object fair to middling to bring (rivet holes in connecting structural members) into perfect alignment. 1
- verb with object fair to middling Obsolete. to make fair. 1
- idioms fair to middling bid fair, to seem likely: This entry bids fair to win first prize. 1
- idioms fair to middling fair and square, honestly; justly; straightforwardly: He won the race fair and square. honest; just; straightforward: He was admired for being fair and square in all his dealings. 1
- idioms fair to middling fair to middling, Informal. only tolerably good; so-so. 1
- adjective fair to middling (Idiomatic) (usually hyphenated when placed before noun) Only tolerably good; somewhat favorable. 0
- noun fair to middling about average 0
- noun fair to middling moderately good; passable 0