{i} reasonable person, one who is not extreme in his opinions or views, conservative, temperate person
You use moderate to describe people or groups who have moderate political opinions or policies. a moderate Democrat. the moderate wing of the army. A moderate is someone with moderate political opinions. If he presents himself as a radical he risks scaring off the moderates
A moderate change in something is a change that is not great. Most drugs offer either no real improvement or, at best, only moderate improvements. + moderately mod·er·ate·ly Share prices on the Tokyo Exchange declined moderately
Limited in degree of activity, energy, or excitement; reasonable; calm; slow; as, moderate language; moderate endeavors
You use moderate to describe something that is neither large nor small in amount or degree. While a moderate amount of stress can be beneficial, too much stress can exhaust you. moderate exercise. = reasonable excessive + moderately mod·er·ate·ly Both are moderately large insects. = reasonably