moderately
Americanadverb
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within reasonable or proper limits; in a way that is not excessive.
Some of the more moderately priced accommodations are quite pleasingly situated.
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to an adequate but not great extent.
We’re moderately well compensated at the factory, but it’s not going to make us rich.
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to a mediocre degree; fairly; somewhat: moderately chilly temperatures.
moderately competent dancers;
moderately chilly temperatures.
Etymology
Origin of moderately
First recorded in 1350–1400; late Middle English moderatliche, moderatly; moderate ( def. ) + -ly ( def. )
Example Sentences
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Moderately productive stands were found to perform the best with 80-year rotations and two low-intensity thinning treatments between harvests, she added.
From Science Daily • Nov. 21, 2023
But in the Moderately Large House in East Lansing, Washington showed that last year’s 39-28 win over Michigan State in Seattle, in which they led 29-8 at halftime, was a precursor, not an aberration.
From Seattle Times • Sep. 16, 2023
The ordinance they championed was called the Moderately Priced Dwelling Unit program.
From New York Times • Aug. 25, 2023
Moderately priced homes were overinsured and million-dollar mansions were underinsured.
From Washington Post • Oct. 1, 2021
Moderately large; anteriorarm extending 1/4 way to maxillary.
From Neotropical Hylid Frogs, Genus Smilisca by Duellman, William E.
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