say it: MID-uh-luhv-thuh-rawd
middle-of-the-road is an adjective meaning "supporting or pursuing a course of action that is neither liberal nor conservative". It is pronounced /ˈmɪdələvθəˌɹɔd/ — MID-uh-luhv-thuh-rawd. It carries 2 recorded senses.
not extreme, especially in political views
Definitions, synonyms and semantic relations for middle-of-the-road come from Princeton University’s WordNet. The pronunciation comes from the CMU Pronouncing Dictionary. Commonness is measured against a corpus of everyday English. Full sources and licences.