modestly

Adverb

modestly (comparative more modestly, superlative most modestly)

1. In a modest manner; with humility.
   • The man bowed modestly and left the dinner table.
   • An hour later, Trump and Starmer were gathered in the modestly named Donald J Trump Ballroom for the press conference proper.2025 July 28, John Crace, “Sidekick Starmer can’t get a word in as The Donald dominates world’s most one-sided double act”, in The Guardian, →ISSN, archived from the original on 30 Jul 2025

   Synonyms:

   chastely, humbly, meekly, becomingly, continently, correctly, decently, decorously, deservingly, dutifully

2. To a small degree.
   • These new shuttlelike craft might modestly reduce the cost of getting to low earth orbit.2013, Harry L. Shipman, Space 2000: Meeting the Challenge of a New Era, page 55
   • One of several factors to his success this election was modestly boosting his support among men, a shift concentrated among younger voters, according to AP VoteCast, survey of more than 120,000 voters nationwide.2024 November 30, Christine Fernando, “Emboldened ‘manosphere’ accelerates threats and demeaning language toward women after US election”, in Associated Press, archived from the original on 05 Dec...

   Synonyms:

   mildly, slightly, somewhat, a bit, a little, a little bit, a mite, a smidgen, a smidgeon, a tad