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conservatively

  • a word derived from conservative.
    conservative
    adjective
    disposed to preserve existing conditions, institutions, etc., or to restore traditional ones, and to limit change.

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Based on prices for similar items online, I conservatively estimate that I saved about $300.

From MarketWatch ● Aug. 11, 2026

But he found himself rationing the meal swipes, starting the semester conservatively and ending with extras, which he used by inviting his friends to come with him.

From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 9, 2026

"Most people, even conservatively, think that there's going to be a huge explosion just in unfair dismissal claims," says Irwin Mitchell's Jo Moseley.

From BBC ● Jul. 24, 2026

Overall, that conservatively led to $106.1 million in lost wages for the metro, Sojourner estimates.

From Barron's ● Jun. 25, 2026

I saw in one look what I would conservatively estimate to be hundreds of thousands of meerkats.

From "Life of Pi" by Yann Martel