Definitions

from The Century Dictionary.

  • In a moderate manner, or to a moderate degree, amount, or extent; not excessively: as, water moderately warm.

from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.

  • adverb In a moderate manner or degree; to a moderate extent.

from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.

  • adverb In a moderate manner.
  • adverb To a moderate extent or degree.

from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.

  • adverb with moderation; in a moderate manner
  • adverb to a moderately sufficient extent or degree

Etymologies

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moderate +‎ -ly

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Examples

  • In the early 1990s, the center began using electric shocks, which it characterizes as moderately painful.''

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  • S.n. Lindsey Graham, R-S. C., said he could end up voting for S.tomayor but wants to make sure she is the judge with what he called a moderately liberal record, not a liberal activist.

    WSBTV.com - Local News 2009

  • S.n. Lindsey Graham, R-S. C., said he could end up voting for S.tomayor but wants to make sure she is the judge with what he called a moderately liberal record, not a liberal activist.

    Breaking News: CBS News 2009

  • S.n. Lindsey Graham, R-S. C., said he could end up voting for S.tomayor but wants to make sure she is the judge with what he called a moderately liberal record, not a liberal activist.

    The Full Feed from HuffingtonPost.com 2009

  • S.n. Lindsey Graham, R-S. C., said he could end up voting for S.tomayor but wants to make sure she is the judge with what he called a moderately liberal record, not a liberal activist.

    unknown title 2009

  • If I hit the gym three noon hours each week, I can keep in moderately good condition.

    Hot and cold : Bev Vincent 2009

  • They essentially get paid a bonus because having them stay put and perform moderately is preferable to the risk of trying to hire a better replacement.

    "Do the Opposite": Efficiency Wages and Incentives for Employer Candor, Bryan Caplan | EconLog | Library of Economics and Liberty 2009

  • Bait and switch for bass works best in moderately thick cover: Beds of lily pads, scattered logs or standing timber, or patches of dense milfoil or hydrilla mixed with small pockets of open water are all good examples.

    Bait and Switch 1999

  • Patients came for problems they themselves classified as moderately severe.

    Coyote Medicine M.D. Lewis Mebl-Madrona 1997

  • Patients came for problems they themselves classified as moderately severe.

    Coyote Medicine M.D. Lewis Mebl-Madrona 1997

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