comme ci comme ça
English
Etymology
Borrowed from French comme ci comme ça (literally “like this like that”).
Adjective
comme ci comme ça (not comparable)
Translations
neither good nor bad
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Adverb
comme ci comme ça (not comparable)
- Neither very well nor very poorly.
- Synonyms: blandly, indifferently, insipidly, moderately, passably, so-so
- How did he do at the tryouts? Oh, comme ci comme ça.
Translations
neither well nor poorly
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French
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Pronunciation
Adverb
- (dated) comme ci comme ça, so-so
- Synonyms: moyen, moyennement, couci-couça, couci-couci
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