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Halfway vs Midmost - What's the difference?

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As an adverb halfway

is half of the way between two points; midway.

As an adjective midmost is

in the exact middle, or nearest to the exact middle; middlemost.

halfway

English

(halfway)

Adverb

(-)
  • Half of the way between two points; midway.
  • Moderately; somewhat.
    • a halfway decent place to sleep

    Derived terms

    * meet halfway

    See also

    * halfways

    midmost

    English

    Adjective

    (-)
  • In the exact middle, or nearest to the exact middle; middlemost
  • * 1908 ,
    • A wide half-circle of foam and glinting lights and shining shoulders of green water, the great weir closed the backwater from bank to bank, troubled all the quiet surface with twirling eddies and floating foam-streaks, and deadened all other sounds with its solemn and soothing rumble. In midmost of the stream, embraced in the weir's shimmering arm-spread, a small island lay anchored, fringed close with willow and silver birch and alder.