Meaning of modestly in English - Cambridge Dictionary

modestly definition: 1. in a way that is not very large in size, amount or degree, or not expensive: 2. in a way that…. Learn more. MeaningofmodestlyinEnglish modestlyadverbuk Yourbrowserdoesn'tsupportHTML5audio /ˈmɒd.ɪst.li/us Yourbrowserdoesn'tsupportHTML5audio /ˈmɑː.dɪst.li/ modestlyadverb (NOTMUCH/VERY) C1inawaythatisnotverylargeinsize,amountordegree,ornotexpensive:Atjust£10,theticketsareverymodestlypriced.Pricesrosemodestlyinthefirstquarter.Hehadamodestlysuccessfulcareerasanartist. Thoughtaxcutsmaymodestlyincreaseprivatesaving,theywillsubstantiallyreducepublicsavingbyswellingthedeficit.Tohisdisappointment,thebooksoldonlymodestly.Starterhomesandmodestlypricedpropertiesareattractingalotofyoungfamiliestothearea.Herparentswereschoolteacherswholivedmodestlyontheirsmallsalaries. Small baby bijou bite-sized compact compactly compactness dwarf modest pint-sized pockethandkerchief pocket-sized poky portable sampler shrunken skimpy slightness smallish smallness wee Seemoreresults» Youcanalsofindrelatedwords,phrases,andsynonymsinthetopics: Smallinnumberandquantity Costinglittleornomoney   Wanttolearnmore? ImproveyourvocabularywithEnglishVocabularyinUsefromCambridge.Learnthewordsyouneedtocommunicatewithconfidence. modestlyadverb (BEHAVIOUR) inawaythatshowsyoudonotliketotalkaboutormakeobviousyourownabilitiesandachievements:HemodestlydiscouragesanytalkofhimwinningaNobelPrize."I'mnobetterthananyotherplayerontheteam,"shesaysmodestly. "Ijusthappenedtogetholdoftheball,"herecalls,modestly."Thisisreallygoodpie,"hesaid."Youlikeit?"Marciaaskedmodestly.TheyledhimintoahugehallwhichtheymodestlycalledtheSmallChamber.ThenewlookwasreallystrikingandBettywasmodestlydelightedwithhertransformation. Shyandmodest awshucks backward bashful bashfully bashfulness deprecating efface humility inadequacy inadequate inhibited inhibition mousy reticent self-consciously self-consciousness self-deprecating self-deprecatingly self-deprecation withdrawn Seemoreresults» modestlyadverb (DRESS) inawaythatavoidsshowingtoomuchofthebodyorattractingsexualinterest:Shewasdressedmodestly. Weremindvisitorstothetemplethatwelikepeopletodressmodestly,whichmeans,forexample,noshorts."Idon'tthinkyoushouldbeallowedtoflyinaswimsuit.Ibelievepeopleshoulddressmodestlyinpublic,"hesaid.Sheworeherskirtsmodestlylong.Billboardsshowwomenmodestlyveiled. Style&appearanceofclothes aesthetic alterable Aran backless baggy form-fitting Frenchtuck frilly fringed full-fashioned ready-to-wear reversible ribbed ruche ruched waisted washable wasp-waisted water-repellent wearable Seemoreresults» Youcanalsofindrelatedwords,phrases,andsynonymsinthetopics: Shyandmodest (DefinitionofmodestlyfromtheCambridgeAdvancedLearner'sDictionary&Thesaurus©CambridgeUniversityPress) modestly|AmericanDictionary modestlyadverbus Yourbrowserdoesn'tsupportHTML5audio /ˈmɑd·ɪst·li/ modestlyadverb (INANOTLARGEMANNER) inasizeoramountthatisnotlargeorwithavaluethatisnotgreat:Helivesinamodestlyfurnishedapartment. modestlyadverb (SUCCESSFULLYBUTQUIETLY) withatendencytonottalkaboutormakeobviousyourownabilitiesandachievements:Shespokemodestlyaboutherwork. modestlyadverb (CORRECTLY) withbehaviorandclothesthatarecorrectorsociallyacceptableandrepresenttraditionalvalues:Shewasmodestlydressedinafull-lengthskirt. (DefinitionofmodestlyfromtheCambridgeAcademicContentDictionary©CambridgeUniversityPress) Examplesofmodestly modestly Alternatively,understandingfalsebeliefmaybeenhanced,butmoremodestly. FromtheCambridgeEnglishCorpus Thisisamodestlypricedandengagingvolumethatwaswrittentobereadandenjoyed. FromtheCambridgeEnglishCorpus Thefactorywasmodestlyequipped,reachingacapacityofonly20tonnesaday. FromtheCambridgeEnglishCorpus Creatingmechanismstoforcechangewereonlymodestlylessimportantthanspecificationofchangeitself. FromtheCambridgeEnglishCorpus Withthisinmind,inmyviewthelessonsdrawnmighthavebeenstatedmoremodestly. FromtheCambridgeEnglishCorpus Ourfindingssuggestthatpoliticaldiscussionisinfrequentlypublic,modestlycontestedandsometimesmarredbyinequality. FromtheCambridgeEnglishCorpus Andthoughoftenmodestlycontested,theyaremarredbypoliticalinequality. FromtheCambridgeEnglishCorpus Thechoruswasdressedrathermodestlywhilethedancersworeexpensiveandopulentcostumes. FromtheCambridgeEnglishCorpus Itmayalsosuggestthattheseresultsonlymodestlyreflectthesufferingofpatientsatlaterstages. FromtheCambridgeEnglishCorpus Contrarytoourinitialbivariateanalyses,opinionchangedoesseemtodepend,verymodestly,onsmallgroupmechanisms. FromtheCambridgeEnglishCorpus Thebenefitindoingso,becauseweseektomaximizeforceanyway,isthatthisconstrainthelpstoestablishamoremodestlysizeddesignspace. FromtheCambridgeEnglishCorpus Apparently,theirmagmachambersweremodestlyheterogeneousbutneitherhighlyevolvednorsystematicallyzonedfromtoptobottom. FromtheCambridgeEnglishCorpus Doublingthelengthofthea5-helixbyrepeatingitssequencegeneratedamutantwhosereceptorcouplingwasonlymodestlyreduced. FromtheCambridgeEnglishCorpus Thecouplehadnoproductiveassets,andtheirhousewasmodestlyfurnished. FromtheCambridgeEnglishCorpus First,amodestlyincorporationisticruleofrecognitionmaynotbeallthatmodest. FromtheCambridgeEnglishCorpus Seeallexamplesofmodestly Theseexamplesarefromcorporaandfromsourcesontheweb.AnyopinionsintheexamplesdonotrepresenttheopinionoftheCambridgeDictionaryeditorsorofCambridgeUniversityPressoritslicensors. Translationsofmodestly inChinese(Traditional) 謙虛地，謙遜地… Seemore inChinese(Simplified) 谦虚地，谦逊地… Seemore inSpanish modestamente… Seemore inPortuguese modestamente… Seemore inFrench inTurkish inCzech inDanish inIndonesian inThai inVietnamese inPolish inMalay inGerman inNorwegian inUkrainian inItalian modestement,avecmodestie… Seemore alçakgönüllülükle… Seemore skromně… Seemore beskedent… Seemore denganrendahhati… Seemore โดยพอประมาณ… Seemore mộtcáchkhiêmtốn… Seemore skromnie… Seemore denganmerendahdiri… Seemore bescheiden… Seemore beskjedent,anstendig,blygt… Seemore скромно… Seemore modestamente… Seemore Needatranslator? Getaquick,freetranslation! 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