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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Examples
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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If I hit the gym three noon hours each week, I can keep in moderately good condition.
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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.
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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.
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Patients came for problems they themselves classified as moderately severe.
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Patients came for problems they themselves classified as moderately severe.
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