English → Latin
“modestly” in Latin
pudēnsshameful, shamefaced, bashful, shy, modest; chasteverēcundusfeeling shame, shamefaced, bashful, shy, modest; worthy of reverence, venerablemoderātusmoderate, restrained, temperate, sobermodestusmoderate, calm, restrained, mild; modest, reserved, discreet
Riddle & Arnold A Copious and Critical English–Latin Lexicon, 1864
modestly
Bashfully, pudenter; verecunde.
Moderately, moderate; modeste; temperanter.
Quick answer
- What is the Latin word for modestly?
- The usual Latin words for “modestly” are pudēns, verēcundus, moderātus; also modestus. The right choice depends on the sense; see the distinctions below.
Entry from J. E. Riddle & T. K. Arnold, A Copious and Critical English–Latin Lexicon (rev. C. Anthon, New York: Harper, 1864), digitised by Fergus J. P. Walsh, CC BY-SA 4.0; Latin markup adapted by latindictionary.co.