betwixt and between

betwixt and between
adverb
: in a midway position : neither one thing nor the other

wrote … in such wise that he seemed more or less betwixt and between — American Guide Series: Pennsylvania

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betwixt and between
In a middling, undecided, or intermediate position
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Main Entry: ↑betwixt

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betwixt and between informal phrase
not definitely belonging to any of several possibilities
Thesaurus: not definite or based on factsynonym
Main entry: betwixt

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informal neither one thing nor the other

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betwixt and between — see ↑betwixt
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Main Entry: ↑between
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betwixt and between
: in the middle : not completely one thing and not completely the other thing

Politically, my parents are betwixt and between. They're neither liberal nor conservative in their views.

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Main Entry: ↑betwixt

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beˌtwixt and beˈtween idiom
(old-fashioned) in a middle position; neither one thing nor the other

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He found himself placed betwixt and between in the debate, agreeing with parts of each side's arguments.

Main entry: ↑betwixtidiom

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  • Betwixt and between — Betwixt Be*twixt , prep. [OE. betwix, bitwix, rarely bitwixt, AS. betweox, betweohs, betweoh, betw[=i]h; pref. be by + a form fr. AS. tw[=a] two. See {Between}.] [1913 Webster] 1. In the space which separates; between. [1913 Webster] From betwixt …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • betwixt and between — ► betwixt and between informal neither one thing nor the other. Main Entry: ↑betwixt …   English terms dictionary

  • Betwixt and Between — ( L Envers et l endroit , also translated as The Wrong Side and the Right Side , Collection, 1937) is a work of non fiction by Albert Camus …   Wikipedia

  • betwixt and between — not able to choose one or the other, ambivalent    Which should I choose PC or Mac? I m betwixt and between …   English idioms

  • betwixt and between — Synonyms and related words: amid, amidships, amidst, among, amongst, between, betwixt, dull, fair, fair to middling, fairish, half and half, halfway, in medias res, in the mean, in the middle, indifferent, insipid, lackluster, medially, mediocre …   Moby Thesaurus

  • betwixt and between — informal neither one thing nor the other. → betwixt …   English new terms dictionary

  • betwixt and between — halfway between one thing and another, neither here nor there …   English contemporary dictionary

  • betwixt and between — adverb or adjective Date: 1789 in a midway position ; neither one thing nor the other …   New Collegiate Dictionary

  • betwixt and between — 1. adjective Neither one thing nor the other. 2. adverb Neither here nor there …   Wiktionary

  • betwixt and between — informal not definitely belonging to any of several possibilities …   English dictionary

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