"modestly" meaning in English

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Adverb

Forms: more modestly [comparative], most modestly [superlative]
Etymology: From modest + -ly. Etymology templates: {{suffix|en|modest|ly}} modest + -ly Head templates: {{en-adv}} modestly (comparative more modestly, superlative most modestly)
  1. In a modest manner; with humility. Translations (in a modest manner): համեստորեն (hamestoren) (Armenian), modestament (Catalan), 謙虛地 (Chinese Mandarin), 谦虚地 (qiānxū de) (Chinese Mandarin), 審慎地 (Chinese Mandarin), 审慎地 (shěnshèn de) (Chinese Mandarin), 謙恭地 (Chinese Mandarin), 谦恭地 (qiāngōng de) (Chinese Mandarin), 簡樸地 (Chinese Mandarin), 简朴地 (jiǎnpǔ de) (Chinese Mandarin), 端莊地 (Chinese Mandarin), 端庄地 (duānzhuāng de) (Chinese Mandarin), 適度地 (Chinese Mandarin), 适度地 (shìdù de) (Chinese Mandarin), bescheiden (Dutch), modeste (Esperanto), vaatimattomasti (Finnish), modestement (French), modestamente (Galician), szerényen (Hungarian), með kurt og pí (Icelandic), modestamente (Italian), modestē (Latin), скромно (skromno) (Macedonian), എളിമയോടെ (eḷimayōṭe) (Malayalam), modestamente (Portuguese), скро́мно (skrómno) (Russian), modestamente (Spanish)
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  2. To a small degree.
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