Meaning of moderate | Babel Free

Definitions

1. Not excessive; acting in moderation
2. past participle of moderar
3. more than mild, less than severe
4. Mediocre
5. Average priced; standard-deal
6. Not violent or rigorous; temperate; mild; gentle.
7. Having an intermediate position between liberal and conservative.
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Examples

“moderate language”

“a moderate Calvinist”

“travelling at a moderate speed⟳”

“A number⟳ of moderate members managed […] to obtain⟳ a majority in a thin house.”

“a moderate winter”

“These are called the Islands of the Blest; rains fall⟳ there seldom, and in moderate showers, but for the most part they have⟳ gentle breezes, bringing along with them soft dews”

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