"modestly" meaning in English

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Adverb

IPA: /ˈmɑdəstli/
Etymology: modest + -ly Etymology templates: {{ety-suffix|modest|ly}} modest + -ly
  1. If something is done modestly, it is done in a modest way.
    Sense id: simple-modestly-en-adv-Rfe7~aDU
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Categories (other): Terms suffixed with -ly
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