middlebrow
noun
mid·dle·brow
| \ ˈmi-dᵊl-ˌbrau̇
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Definition of middlebrow
: a person who is moderately but not highly cultivated
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Donald Trump has created a political aesthetic of the middlebrow. — Constance Grady, Vox, "What it means that we keep talking about America like it’s a TV show," 27 Dec. 2018 Not long ago, these progenitors of virtually all modern musical theater were widely considered dull, stodgy middlebrows. — New York Times, "11 New Books We Recommend This Week," 10 May 2018 Donald Trump has created a political aesthetic of the middlebrow. — Constance Grady, Vox, "What it means that we keep talking about America like it’s a TV show," 27 Dec. 2018 Not long ago, these progenitors of virtually all modern musical theater were widely considered dull, stodgy middlebrows. — New York Times, "11 New Books We Recommend This Week," 10 May 2018 Aside from the miniature Jeff Koons-style sculptures adorning the tables, this year-and-a-half old place on a quiet side street looks like countless unremarkable middlebrow neighborhood restaurants in Paris. — Alexander Lobrano, New York Times, "Five Places to Go in Montmartre," 15 Feb. 2018These example sentences are selected automatically from various online news sources to reflect current usage of the word 'middlebrow.' Views expressed in the examples do not represent the opinion of Merriam-Webster or its editors. Send us feedback.
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