[ adverb ]
■ to a moderately sufficient extent or degree
e.g.)
・pretty big
・pretty bad
・jolly decent of him
・the shoes are priced reasonably
・he is fairly clever with computers
→
fairly
,
jolly
,
middling
,
moderately
,
passably
,
pretty
,
reasonably
,
somewhat
[ adjective ]
■ not extreme
e.g.)
・a moderate penalty
・temperate in his response to criticism
→
moderate
,
temperate
[ adjective ]
■ showing lack of care for consequences
e.g.)
・behaved like an irresponsible idiot
・hasty and irresponsible action
→
irresponsible
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