moderate
Not excessive; acting in moderation
Example
“moderate language”
Other meanings
more than mild, less than severe
Average priced; standard-deal
Example sentences
Word history
From Latin "moderātus".
Where this comes from
This definition is adapted from “moderate” on Wiktionary, by its contributors; example sentences are from Tatoeba, credited to their authors above, published under CC BY-SA 4.0. This page is published under the same licence.