modestly
/ˈmɒdəstli/MAH-duhst-lee
/ˈmɑdəstli/MAH-duhst-lee
Meaningin a modest way
Common meaning: without boasting
Other meanings: in a small way
- moda measure; a way of doingLewis & Short, Latin Dictionary (1879), p. 1156 · scan
- estnoun ending (Latin -estas)
- lyadverb ending: in a way
Journey through time
- Latinmodus‘a measure’
- Frenchmodeste
- Englishmodest‘not boastful’
- Englishformed in English from modestmodestly‘without boasting’ · today
Sources & notes
Meaning: “Meaning” is the sense that emerges from the word’s roots; “Common meaning” is today’s everyday sense. Both written by us.
Pronunciation
- UK IPA: converted from the US form by rule (unchecked). Respelling: generated.
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- US IPA: CMUdict (BSD-2), converted to IPA by rule. Respelling: generated.
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Origin: Formed in English from modest + -ly.
Dictionary: Skeat (1898), MODEST, p.374 · scan
Roots
- modus Latin “a measure; a way of doing”
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