restrainedly

adverb

Definition of restrainedlynext
as in reasonably

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  1. moderately
  2. poorly
  3. economically
Adverb
  • Altogether, that’s a difficult task for a moderately expensive team that is dealing with numerous injuries.
    Tony East, Forbes, 7 Dec. 2024
  • With eyes on monthly U.S. employment data on Friday, new data on Thursday showed that the number of Americans filing new applications for unemployment benefits increased moderately last week, suggesting that the labor market continued to steadily cool.
    Lawrence Delevingne and Dhara Ranasinghe, USA TODAY, 6 Dec. 2024
Definition of moderately
Adverb
  • Benoit put himself out of position one too many times tonight and some of Detroit’s better scoring chances began with him poorly timing an advance or not controlling the loose puck in the neutral zone.
    Omar White, The Athletic, 15 Dec. 2024
  • Coast Guard aviation leadership, enjoying a terminal two-year appointment before retiring from the Service entirely, were poorly equipped to pivot from the day-to-day business of meeting short-term operational targets into the tough business of grappling with strategic challenges.
    Craig Hooper, Forbes, 15 Dec. 2024
Definition of poorly
Adverb
  • Cyclo aims to fill the category’s void for alternative ingredients that are both economically and environmentally sustainable for mass adoption.
    Angela Velasquez, Sourcing Journal, 10 Dec. 2024
  • Under the revised criteria, 43% of incoming students were economically disadvantaged, an increase from the prior year.
    Melissa Quinn, CBS News, 9 Dec. 2024
Definition of economically
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