Moderately
Moderately adverb - To some degree or extent.
Usage example: it was raining moderately hard outside
Slightly is a synonym for moderately in reasonably topic. In some cases you can use "Slightly" instead an adverb "Moderately", when it comes to topics like to a degree, gently. popular alternative
Mutual synonyms
Related pairs
- somewhat and moderately
- somewhat and slightly
- rather and moderately
- rather and slightly
- bit and moderately
- bit and slightly
- fairly and moderately
- fairly and slightly
- little and moderately
- little and slightly
- pretty and moderately
- pretty and slightly
- to some extent and moderately
- to some extent and slightly
Both words in one sentence
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Advanced 5-8, or Dot Bit, looks like a slightly harder version of Expert 41 from the original Super Monkey Ball, which was moderately challenging.
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Now all you have to deal with is constant Burn, being slightly insane (ranking up to moderately and severely after a few days), and being a Weirdness Magnet.
Source: Tabletop Game / Cthulhu Tech -
Golems, the ground-based version of Lava Hounds, have slightly less health and moderately higher DPS.
Source: Health/Damage Asymmetry
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