moderately

adverb

mod·​er·​ate·​ly

ˈmä-d(ə-)rət-lē

: in a moderate manner

lived moderately

a moderately priced car [=a car that is not too expensive]

: to a moderate degree or extent : rather, fairly

a moderately hot day

a moderately effective treatment

Synonyms

• enough
• fairly
• kind of
• kindly [chiefly Southern]
• like
• more or less
• pretty
• quite
• rather
• relatively
• something
• somewhat
• sort of

Examples of moderately in a Sentence

it was raining moderately hard outside

Recent Examples on the Web

Their data also reveals that tourists were 2 percent less likely to stay overnight if water tasted slightly salty, which increased to 8 percent and 11 percent if water tasted moderately or very salty, respectively. —Kevin Lynn, Newsweek, 6 Jan. 2025

The second Israeli was more moderately hurt and has undergone two different surgeries on his limbs, Shoshan said. —Danielle Wallace, Fox News, 3 Jan. 2025

Today’s average difficulty is 4.3 guesses out of 6, or moderately challenging. —New York Times Games, New York Times, 3 Jan. 2025

The pleasantly uncluttered route may be hiked as an out-and-back or car shuttle, but for a moderately demanding day hike, a 5-mile up-and-back trek starting at the north trailhead makes for a satisfying outing in the wilds. —Mare Czinar, The Arizona Republic, 3 Jan. 2025

Word History

First Known Use

14th century, in the meaning defined above