middlesome adjective 1adverb 1forms 2 adjective1 •(rare) Characterised or marked by moderation; tending toward the middle; intermediate; middling; averageMeddlesome and / I'll say middlesome; all right middling / people / You / and me / Dost You Care? — 2006 adverb1 •(rare) In a middlesome manner; moderately'[...] Don't drink too little and don't drink too much – drink middlesome.' — 2015 formsmore middlesome · most middlesome