modestly

1. 1.

   with modesty; in a modest manner

   “the dissertation was entitled, modestly, `Remarks about a play by Shakespeare'”

   Antonymsimmodestly

Questions about modestly

What does modestly mean?

modestly means "with modesty; in a modest manner".

How many syllables are in modestly?

modestly has 3 syllables: mo-dest-ly. The stress falls on "mo". In IPA it is /ˈmɑdəstli/.

What is the opposite of modestly?

The recorded antonyms are immodestly.

Is modestly a common word?

modestly is banded "Uncommon" — turns up in careful writing rather than conversation. The band comes from how often the word appears in a large corpus of everyday English, not from an editor's impression.