moderately

adverb

mod·​er·​ate·​ly

ˈmä-d(ə-)rət-lē

: in a moderate manner

lived moderately

a moderately priced car [=a car that is not too expensive]

: to a moderate degree or extent : rather, fairly

a moderately hot day

a moderately effective treatment

Synonyms

• enough
• fairly
• kind of
• kindly [chiefly Southern]
• like
• more or less
• pretty
• quite
• rather
• relatively
• something
• somewhat
• sort of

Examples of moderately in a Sentence

it was raining moderately hard outside

Recent Examples on the Web

Altogether, that’s a difficult task for a moderately expensive team that is dealing with numerous injuries. —Tony East, Forbes, 7 Dec. 2024

With eyes on monthly U.S. employment data on Friday, new data on Thursday showed that the number of Americans filing new applications for unemployment benefits increased moderately last week, suggesting that the labor market continued to steadily cool. —Lawrence Delevingne and Dhara Ranasinghe, USA TODAY, 6 Dec. 2024

Meanwhile, business investment is projected to expand moderately. —Mark R. Weaver, Newsweek, 4 Dec. 2024

The home is moderately priced at $529,900 to allow for upgrades, says Maryalice Widness, also a listing agent for the property. —Karen A. Avitabile, Hartford Courant, 1 Dec. 2024

Word History

First Known Use

14th century, in the meaning defined above