modestly

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.

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

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modest·ly adv.

Thesaurus

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 priced → de 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 adj → qui pratique des prix modestes
The hotel is modestly priced → L'hôtel pratique des prix modestes.
modestly sized adj → de taille modeste

modestly

adv

(= unassumingly, moderately) → bescheiden; modestly successful → in bescheidenem Maße erfolgreich; modestly priced goods → Waren zu gemäßigten Preisen; he still gambled modestly → er spielte immer noch in Maßen

(= chastely, properly) → schamhaft; behave → anständig, züchtig (old); dress → anständig

modestly [ˈmɒdɪstlɪ] adv → modestamente