- 1that is neither very good, large, hot, etc. nor very bad, small, cold, etc. students of moderate ability Even moderate amounts of the drug can be fatal. The team enjoyed only moderate success last season. Cook over a moderate heat. Oxford Collocations Dictionary verbsbe adverbvery, fairly, relatively, … See full entry
- 2 having or showing opinions, especially about politics, that are not extreme moderate views/policies a moderate socialist Oxford Collocations Dictionary verbsbe adverbvery, fairly, relatively, … See full entry
- 3staying within limits that are considered to be reasonable by most people a moderate drinker moderate wage demands opposite immoderate Oxford Collocations Dictionary verbsbe adverbvery, fairly, relatively, … See full entry Word Originlate Middle English: from Latin moderat- ‘reduced, controlled’, from the verb moderare; related to modest.
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