halfway

Etymology

From Middle English halfwey, from Old English healfweġ (“half-way”), equivalent to half- + way. Cognate with Saterland Frisian hoolfwais (“halfway”), Dutch halfweg (“halfway”), German halbwegs (“halfway”), Danish halvvejs (“halfway”), Swedish halvvägs (“halfway”).

adv

  1. Half of the way between two points; midway.
  2. Moderately; somewhat.
    a halfway decent place to sleep

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