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# How to pronounce "middlesome" in English

## Pronunciation & Phonetics

- **IPA**: `/mɪddlɛsɒʊm/`
- **Syllable Breakdown**: **mid·dle·some**

## Meaning & Usage

### ADJECTIVE
- Characterised or marked by moderation; tending toward the middle; intermediate; middling; average
  - *Example*: "The Necessity of having one to assist him in measuring his Lines with the Chain, as oft as he would practise his Skill, or get more; and the exposing of his Unreadiness to the View of middlesome People, while he is yet raw and unexperienc'd, as every one must needs be at first: Both which may in a good measure be avoided by this easy Knack."

### ADVERB
- In a middlesome manner; moderately
  - *Example*: "'[...] Don't drink too little and don't drink too much – drink middlesome.'"

### Example Sentences
- "The Necessity of having one to assist him in measuring his Lines with the Chain, as oft as he would practise his Skill, or get more; and the exposing of his Unreadiness to the View of middlesome People, while he is yet raw and unexperienc'd, as every one must needs be at first: Both which may in a good measure be avoided by this easy Knack."
- "'[...] Don't drink too little and don't drink too much – drink middlesome.'"

## Video Examples

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## How to Pronounce "middlesome"

- **Syllables**: mid · dle · some
- **IPA**: `/mɪddlɛsɒʊm/`
- **Listen for**: the stressed syllable in the pronunciation — notice how the vowel sound is clearly emphasized.

## Frequently Asked Questions

### How do you pronounce “middlesome”?
“middlesome” is pronounced /mɪddlɛsɒʊm/ (mid · dle · some). Listen to the audio pronunciation above to hear it spoken clearly.

### How many syllables are in “middlesome”?
“middlesome” has 3 syllables: mid · dle · some.

### What does “middlesome” mean?
Characterised or marked by moderation; tending toward the middle; intermediate; middling; average


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