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modestly

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mod·est  (mdst)
adj.
1. Having or showing a moderate estimation of one's own talents, abilities, and value.
2. Having or proceeding from a disinclination to call attention to oneself; retiring or diffident. See Synonyms at shy1.
3. Observing conventional proprieties in speech, behavior, or dress.
4. Free from showiness or ostentation; unpretentious. See Synonyms at plain.
5. Moderate or limited in size, quantity, or range; not extreme: a modest price; a newspaper with a modest circulation.

[Latin modestus; see med- in Indo-European roots.]

modest·ly adv.
ThesaurusLegend:  Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
Adv.1.modestly - with modesty; in a modest manner; "the dissertation was entitled, modestly, `Remarks about a play by Shakespeare'"
immodestly - without modesty; in an immodest manner; "the book was entitled, immodestly, `All about Wisdom'"
Translations
modestly [ˈmɒdɪstlɪ] ADV
1. (= humbly) → modestamente
2. (= moderately) → con moderación
modestly pricedde precio módico
3. (= chastely) → pudorosamente, con pudor
modestly [ˈmɒdɪstli] adv
[improve, rise, grow, increase] → modérément
[say, speak] → modestement, avec modestie
(= decently) [behave, dress] → avec pudeur
to live modestly → avoir un train de vie modeste modestly sized, modestly priced
modestly priced adjqui pratique des prix modestes
The hotel is modestly priced → L'hôtel pratique des prix modestes.
modestly sized adjde taille modeste
modestly
adv
(= unassumingly, moderately)bescheiden; modestly successfulin bescheidenem Maße erfolgreich; modestly priced goodsWaren zu gemäßigten Preisen; he still gambled modestlyer spielte immer noch in Maßen
(= chastely, properly)schamhaft; behaveanständig, züchtig (old); dressanständig
modestly [ˈmɒdɪstlɪ] advmodestamente
modestly [ˈmɒdɪstlɪ] advmodestamente


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The Ass carefully divided the spoil into three equal shares and modestly requested the two others to make the first choice.
'I understand but one,' replied the cat, modestly.
I represented, modestly, that to my ears it appeared that they were shouting for different things, but the Chancellor would not listen to my suggestion for a moment.
 
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