MIDDLE-OF-THE-ROAD


Meaning of MIDDLE-OF-THE-ROAD in English

1.

If you describe someone’s opinions or policies as ~, you mean that they are neither left-wing nor right-wing, and not at all extreme.

Consensus need not be weak, nor need it result in ~ policies.

ADJ

2.

If you describe something or someone as ~, you mean that they are ordinary or unexciting.

I actually don’t want to be a ~ person, married with a mortgage.

ADJ

3.

Middle-of-the-road music is pop music which a large number of people like because it is pleasant and does not sound extreme or unusual. The abbreviation MOR is also used.

I like cheerful, uplifting ~ pop.

ADJ

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