Modestly - definition, pronunciation, transcription
Amer.
|ˈmɑːdɪstlɪ|
Brit.
|ˈmɒdɪstlɪ|
adverb
- with modesty; in a modest manner
the dissertation was entitled, modestly, 'Remarks about a play by Shakespeare'
Extra examples
...some of the moon's more interesting features are apprehensible even to someone with a more modestly powered telescope...
The girl cast her eyes down modestly.
In contrast to their neighbours, they live modestly.
'I was just lucky,' he said modestly.
A black kerchief modestly veiled her hair.
...somewhere, lost within all that wordage, is a modestly worthwhile idea...
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