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modestly

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Etymology

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From modest +‎ -ly.

Adverb

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modestly (comparative more modestly, superlative most modestly)

  1. In a modest manner; with humility.
    The man bowed modestly and left the dinner table.
  2. To a small degree.
    • 2013, Harry L. Shipman, Space 2000: Meeting the Challenge of a New Era, page 55:
      These new shuttlelike craft might modestly reduce the cost of getting to low earth orbit.

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