Entry 1 sense Webster, 1913 Moderately /mäd'-ẽr-ət-lē/ · Mod·er·ate·ly · IPA /mˈɑdərətliː/ 01 adv. In a moderate manner or degree; to a moderate extent. 1. In a moderate manner or degree; to a moderate extent. “Each nymph but moderately fair.” — Waller.