Modestly
Definition, Meaning & Examples
Part of speech adverb
Quick meaning: Modestly is an adverb meaning In a modest manner; with humility.
Meaning
In a modest manner; with humility.
More Meanings
- To a small degree.
Example Sentences
The man bowed modestly and left the dinner table.
These new shuttlelike craft might modestly reduce the cost of getting to low earth orbit.
An hour later, Trump and Starmer were gathered in the modestly named Donald J Trump Ballroom for the press conference proper.
One of several factors to his success this election was modestly boosting his support among men, a shift concentrated among younger voters, according to AP VoteCast, survey of more than 120,000 voters nationwide.
Synonyms for modestly
Depending on context, synonyms include chastely, humbly, meekly, becomingly, continently, correctly.
Antonyms for modestly
Common opposites include immodestly.
Related Words
Related dictionary entries include humbly, sparingly, slight, slowly, gently, loosely.
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