MODESTLY
modestly
(adverb) with modesty; in a modest manner; “the dissertation was entitled, modestly, ‘Remarks about a play by Shakespeare’”
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Etymology
Adverb
modestly (comparative more modestly, superlative most modestly)
In a modest manner.
Source: Wiktionary
Mod"est*ly, adv.
Definition: In a modest manner.
MODEST
Mod"est, a. Etym: [F. modeste, L. modestus, fr. modus measure. See
Mode.]
1. Restraining within due limits of propriety; not forward, bold,
boastful, or presumptious; rather retiring than pushing one's self
forward; not obstructive; as, a modest youth; a modest man.
2. Observing the proprieties of the sex; not unwomanly in act or
bearing; free from undue familiarity, indecency, or lewdness; decent
in speech and demeanor; -- said of a woman.
Mrs. Ford, the honest woman, the modest wife. Shak.
The blushing beauties of a modest maid. Dryden.
3. Evincing modestly in the actor, author, or speaker; not showing
presumption; not excessive or extreme; moderate; as, a modest
request; modest joy.
Syn.
– Reserved; unobtrusive; diffident; bashful; coy; shy; decent;
becoming; chaste; virtuous.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition