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moderately

moderately

47 2.8
To some degree but not very much
  • adverb
  • /ˈmɒdərətli/
translation icon : moderadamente
  • He is moderately skilled at playing the guitar, capable of playing some catchy tunes but not as advanced as a professional.
  • only moderately
  • moderately high
  • moderately important

And there's some moderately robust stats that show this.

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Examples

  • Further, most of the teenagers felt a moderately positive sense of attachment to their community of residence.

    Academic text (2008)
  • In terms of cultural consistency, the results suggest that the set is moderately consistent with Native culture.

    Academic text (2011)
  • But I hope you see this is moderately well done.

  • It's like every time I get moderately good at something, I just quit and start something new.

  • There is some good evidence that, as you said, using chocolate moderately is very, very good for you.

    ZOE
  • Do you want to be in a large research university or in a moderately sized one?

  • We anticipate the assault to be moderately brief.

  • The majority of the respondents classified themselves as moderately interested, fairly interested, or "sort of interested."

    Academic text (2011)
  • On average, respondents held moderately positive attitudes towards the teaching of PE.

    Academic text (2008)
  • I mean, doing things repeatedly and moderately succeeding at them is good.

Synonyms

pretty
vsmoderately
  • Informal
1.0

Fairly or to some degree when describing another word

is the general neutral term, not marked as informal
sort of
vsmoderately
  • Informal
2.1

To some degree but not completely

is a precise neutral measure of middling amount not vagueness
rather
vsmoderately
1.0

A little more than a bit but not very much

places the idea at a steady moderate level instead of varying intensity
fairly
vsmoderately
895 1.0

To some degree but not very much

is the neutral idea of moderate degree not a judgmental tone
somewhat
vsmoderately
816 2.0

To a small degree

focuses on the balanced, not too much and not too little sense
reasonably
vsmoderately
129 2.2

To a fair degree but not very much

is the basic notion of moderate degree across contexts
mildly
vsmoderately
92 2.7

To a small, gentle degree

refers to a clearer moderate degree not merely slight
passably
vsmoderately
1 4.6

Good enough to do the job but not very good

is a general measure of amount not focused on acceptability
intermediately
vsmoderately
1 5.6

To a medium level between two extremes

is about a moderate degree without stressing exact midpoint

Antonyms

1.0

To a very great degree

1 7.6

In a way that is more than is reasonable

How Much

greatly
350 1.0
considerably
144 3.4
moderately
47 2.8
somewhat
816 2.0
hardly
1.0

Surface Forms

moderately positive

Morphology

moderately = moderate (transparent) = moderate + ly

Standard adjective-to-adverb formation with '-ly'; the meaning is directly derived from 'moderate'.

Etymology

Moderately comes from moderate, which comes from a Latin word meaning 'measure' or 'limit'. So, to do something moderately is to keep it within that 'measure' — not too much and not too little.