moderately

C2+ Topic:Describing Qualities

US /ˈmɑdərətli/ UK /ˈmɒdərətli/ See IPA manual

Meanings

1

adv
to a reasonable or average degree; not extremely

The film was moderately successful but won no awards.

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Synonyms

1 adv · to a reasonable or average... reasonably fairly somewhat tolerably temperately passably

Opposites

extremely excessively

Word family

Related forms moderate moderation moderator

Etymology

From moderate + -ly, from Latin moderatus, past participle of moderari ('to regulate, control'), related to modus ('measure').

moderari Latin modus Latin

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# moderately

**Type:** Word
**Level:** C2+
**Part of speech:** adv
**IPA (US):** /ˈmɑdərətli/
**IPA (UK):** /ˈmɒdərətli/

## Meanings
1. to a reasonable or average degree; not extremely

## Examples
- The film was moderately successful but won no awards.

## Synonyms
- reasonably
- fairly
- somewhat
- tolerably
- temperately
- passably

## Antonyms
- extremely
- excessively

## Related Forms
- moderate
- moderation
- moderator

## Roots and Affixes
- Root: moderari
- Root: modus

## Etymology
From moderate + -ly, from Latin moderatus, past participle of moderari ('to regulate, control'), related to modus ('measure').

## AI Etymology
Moderately comes from moderate + -ly, from Latin moderatus, past participle of moderari ('to regulate, control'), related to modus ('measure'). The etymological trail includes Latin moderari and Latin modus. As an adverb, moderately means to a reasonable or average degree; not extremely. The same family is visible in related forms such as moderate, moderation, and moderator. Morphologically, the word is built from the elements named in its history, so the modern form preserves a visible compound, prefix, or suffix structure.

## Topics
- Describing Qualities
- Word Formation & Derivatives

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