Definition

In a way that is between two extremes or levels.

Example

She performed the task intermediately, showing some skill but not complete mastery.

Conversation

How confident are you in your cooking skills?

I would say I'm intermediately skilled, but I still make mistakes sometimes.

That's cool! I think being intermediately good is a great place to start.

Definitely! It leaves room for improvement and learning new recipes.

Synonyms & Antonyms

Root Explanation

Intermediately → It is formed from "inter-" (meaning between) and "mediarius" (from Latin, meaning middle). The word describes something that occurs in the middle or between two points or stages.

Memory Tip

Think of something that happens 'between' ('inter-') two stages or points, which is what 'intermediately' means.

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