modestly

From modest + -ly.

modestly (comparative more modestly, superlative most modestly)

1. In a modest manner; with humility.

   Synonyms: chastely, humbly, meekly; see also Thesaurus:virtuously

   The man bowed modestly and left the dinner table.

   • 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^[1], →ISSN, archived from the original on 30 July 2025:

     An hour later, Trump and Starmer were gathered in the modestly named Donald J Trump Ballroom for the press conference proper.

2. To a small degree.

   Synonyms: mildly, slightly, somewhat; see also Thesaurus:slightly

   • 2013, Harry L. Shipman, Space 2000: Meeting the Challenge of a New Era, page 55:

     These new shuttlelike craft might modestly reduce the cost of getting to low earth orbit.

   • 2024 November 30, Christine Fernando, “Emboldened ‘manosphere’ accelerates threats and demeaning language toward women after US election”, in Associated Press‎^[2], archived from the original on 5 December 2024:

     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.