Dictionary

moderately en · ADV

Etymology

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

Meanings

1. In a moderate manner.
   • During the debate, they disagreed plainly, but moderately.
2. To a moderate extent or degree.
   • They were at least moderately happy with their bonuses.
   • All in all, Harris staked out a moderately center-left position, not too different from President Biden’s original Build Back Better agenda, which he was able to implement only in part because in an evenly divided Senate, Joe Manchin had an effective veto. 2024 August 19, Paul Krugman, “Kamalanomics, Revealed: A Solid Center-Left Agenda”, in The New York Times:

Forms

Antonyms

very · mostly · almost · slightly

Relateds

intermediate

Synonyms

middlingly · tolerably · averagely · indifferent · in a way · mackly · middling · somewhatly · middlesome · somewhat · rather · passably · adequately · halfway · reasonably · not quite · quite · small · moderately · acceptably · fairly · sufficiently · partially

Translations (23)

pl średnio (to a moderate degree) · ca moderadament (to a moderate degree) · fi kohtalaisen (to a moderate degree) · grc μετρίως (to a moderate degree) · fi kohtalaisesti (to a moderate degree) · fi maltillisesti (in a moderate manner) · pt moderadamente (in a moderate manner) · fi kohtuullisen (to a moderate degree) · cs mírně (to a moderate degree) · cs mírně (in a moderate manner) · es moderadamente (in a moderate manner) · pt moderadamente (to a moderate degree) · cs středně (to a moderate degree) · cmn 温和地 (in a moderate manner) · da moderat (in a moderate manner) · fi rauhallisesti (in a moderate manner) · fi kohtuullisesti (to a moderate degree) · uk помі́рно (in a moderate manner) · ru уме́ренно (in a moderate manner) · grc μετρίως (in a moderate manner) · gl moderadamente (to a moderate degree) · ca moderadament (in a moderate manner) · gl moderadamente (in a moderate manner)