modestly

English

Etymology

From modest +‎ -ly.

Adverb

modestly (comparative more modestly, superlative most modestly)

  1. In a modest manner; with humility.
    The man bowed modestly and left the dinner table.
  2. To a small degree.
    • 2013, Harry L. Shipman, Space 2000: Meeting the Challenge of a New Era, page 55:
      These new shuttlelike craft might modestly reduce the cost of getting to low earth orbit.
    • 2024 November 30, Christine Fernando, “Emboldened ‘manosphere’ accelerates threats and demeaning language toward women after US election”, in Associated Press‎[1]:
      One of several factors to his success this election was modestly boosting his support among men, a shift concentrated among younger voters, according to AP VoteCast, survey of more than 120,000 voters nationwide.

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