Pronunciation

How to pronounce “moderately

“moderately” is pronounced /mɑːdɚɹətli/ — 4 syllables.
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moderately

/mɑːdɚɹətli/

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4 syllables. Stress the 'mɑːd' part (say it longer and louder) and let the others relax — unstressed vowels often soften to a lazy /ə/.
Meaning

to a moderately sufficient extent or degree

pretty big

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