adv ·4 syllables ·Moderate ·High school level

Definitions

Adverb

1. 1
   In a moderate manner.

   "During the debate, they disagreed plainly, but moderately."

2. 2
   To a moderate extent or degree.

   "They were at least moderately happy with their bonuses."

Adverb

1. 1
   to certain extent or degree wordnet
2. 2
   with moderation; in a moderate manner wordnet

Synonyms

All synonyms

acceptablyacceptablyadequatelyadequatelyafter a fashionappreciably

Antonyms

All antonyms

almostcompletelymostlyslightly

Example

More examples

"The most dangerous untruths are truths moderately distorted."

Etymology

From Middle English moderately, moderatelye, moderatliche, moderatly, modiratli; equivalent to moderate + -ly.

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