so-so

or so so

[ soh-soh, soh-soh ]
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adjective
  1. Also soso . indifferent; neither very good nor very bad.

adverb
  1. in an indifferent or passable manner; indifferently; tolerably.

Origin of so-so

1
First recorded in 1520–30

Other words for so-so

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How to use so-so in a sentence

  • It would, dearest Billie, I am sure it would appear to me in all its true glory if I wasnt soso very hungry.

  • But if you would go with me, the little girl added wistfully, just this afternoon, seems to me I wouldnt feel soso empty.

    Carolyn of the Corners | Ruth Belmore Endicott
  • I never knew anything in the world could be soso big and lonely and sort of endless.

    Boy Scouts in Glacier Park | Walter Prichard Eaton

British Dictionary definitions for so-so

so-so

/ informal /


adjective
  1. (postpositive) neither good nor bad

adverb
  1. in an average or indifferent manner

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