modestly

C2+ Topic:Describing Qualities

US /ˈmɑdəstli/ UK /ˈmɒdɪstli/ See IPA manual

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1

adv
in an unassuming manner; to a limited or moderate extent

She dressed modestly and spoke little about her achievements.

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Synonyms

1 adv · in an unassuming manner; to... humblyunassuminglyunpretentiouslydemurely moderately

Opposites

immodestly boastfully ostentatiously

Word family

Related forms modest modesty moderate

Etymology

From modest + -ly, from Latin modestus ('moderate, keeping due measure'), from modus ('measure').

modestus Latin modus Latin

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# modestly

**Type:** Word
**Level:** C2+
**Part of speech:** adv
**IPA (US):** ˈmɑdəstli
**IPA (UK):** ˈmɒdɪstli

## Meanings
1. in an unassuming manner; to a limited or moderate extent

## Examples
- She dressed modestly and spoke little about her achievements.

## Synonyms
- humbly
- unassumingly
- unpretentiously
- demurely
- moderately

## Antonyms
- immodestly
- boastfully
- ostentatiously

## Related Forms
- modest
- modesty
- moderate

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

## Etymology
From modest + -ly, from Latin modestus ('moderate, keeping due measure'), from modus ('measure').

## AI Etymology
Modestly comes from modest + -ly, from Latin modestus ('moderate, keeping due measure'), from modus ('measure'). The etymological trail includes Latin modestus and Latin modus. As an adverb, modestly means in an unassuming manner; to a limited or moderate extent. The same family is visible in related forms such as modest, modesty, and moderate. 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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