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 [ˈmɔdɪstlɪ] adv → modestamente

modestly [ˈmɔdɪstlɪ] modest adv → bescheiden; [behave] → schamhaft;

(to a moderate extent) → mäßig