Moderately

Moderately
Moderately \Mod"er*ate*ly\, adv. In a moderate manner or degree; to a moderate extent. [1913 Webster]

Each nymph but moderately fair. --Waller. [1913 Webster]


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  • moderately — UK US /ˈmɒdərətli/ adverb ► used to describe an action or a quality that is not very large or small but between the two: »Moderately priced autos sell better during a recession. »Moderately sized clothing is frequently labelled in small sizes to… …   Financial and business terms

  • moderately — (adv.) late 14c., from MODERATE (Cf. moderate) (adj.) + LY (Cf. ly) (2) …   Etymology dictionary

  • moderately — [adv] to a degree, to some extent a little, averagely, enough, fairly, gently, in moderation, in reason, kind of, more or less*, more than not*, not exactly, passably, pretty, quite, quite a bit, rather, reasonably, slightly, some, something,… …   New thesaurus

  • moderately — mod|e|rate|ly [ˈmɔdərıtli US ˈma: ] adv 1.) fairly, but not very = ↑reasonably ▪ a moderately successful film ▪ He did moderately well in the exams. 2.) in a way which is not extreme or stays within reasonable limits ▪ He drinks moderately. 3.)… …   Dictionary of contemporary English

  • moderately — adverb a) In a moderate manner. During the debate, they disagreed plainly, but moderately. b) To a moderate extent or degree. They were at least moderately happy with their bonuses …   Wiktionary

  • moderately — adv. Moderately is used with these adjectives: ↑comfortable, ↑conservative, ↑effective, ↑entertaining, ↑expensive, ↑hot, ↑interesting, ↑large, ↑low, ↑positive, ↑resistant, ↑ …   Collocations dictionary

  • moderately — mod|er|ate|ly [ mad(ə)rətli ] adverb to some degree but not to a great degree: moderately successful/effective The dollar rose moderately in early trading …   Usage of the words and phrases in modern English

  • moderately — UK [ˈmɒd(ə)rətlɪ] / US [ˈmɑd(ə)rətlɪ] adverb to some degree but not to a great degree moderately successful/effective The dollar rose moderately in early trading …   English dictionary

  • moderately — adverb 1. to a moderately sufficient extent or degree (Freq. 2) pretty big pretty bad jolly decent of him the shoes are priced reasonably he is fairly clever with computers • Syn: ↑ …   Useful english dictionary

  • moderately — moderate англ. [мо/дэрит] moderately [мо/дэритли] in moderation [ин модэрэ/йшн] умеренно, сдержанно …   Словарь иностранных музыкальных терминов

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