- moderately
- adverb see moderate I
New Collegiate Dictionary. 2001.
moderately
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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 — 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] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
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
