modestly
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modestly
adverb more modestly · most modestly
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In a modest manner; with humility.
The man bowed modestly and left the dinner table.
Similar: chastely, humbly, meekly, becomingly, continently, correctly, decently, decorously, deservingly, dutifully, duteously, meritoriously
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To a small degree.
These new shuttlelike craft might modestly reduce the cost of getting to low earth orbit.
Similar: mildly, slightly, somewhat, a bit, a little, a little bit, a mite, a smidgen, a smidgeon, a tad, a touch, a trifle
Thesaurus
Closest in meaning: with modesty, humbly, sparingly, slight, slowly, gently, loosely, weakly, timidly, marginally, moderate, mildly, moderately, slightly, lightly, somewhat
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adv in a modest manner
| Español | modestamente |
|---|---|
| 中文 | 謙虛地 /谦虚地 qiānxū de, 審慎地 /审慎地 shěnshèn de, 謙恭地 /谦恭地 qiāngōng de, 簡樸地 /简朴地 jiǎnpǔ de, 端莊地 /端庄地 duānzhuāng de, 適度地 /适度地 shìdù de |
| हिन्दी | सविनय savinay |
| Português | modestamente |
| Français | modestement |
| Italiano | modestamente |
| Русский | скро́мно skrómno |
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