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moderate

Adjective CEFR C2 Specialized
ˈmɒdəɹət

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”

CEFR level

C2
Mastery
This word is part of the CEFR C2 vocabulary — mastery level.
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See also

moderational moderative moderato moderatorial modern Modern South Arabian

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