ADJECTIVE: "moderate in action or effect" Crossword Clue

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ADJECTIVE: "moderate in action or effect" Crossword Answer

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(adjective)
1. mild and pleasant
2. humble in spirit or manner; suggesting retiring mildness or even cowed submissiveness

Hint 2: Clue Definitions

MODERATE (verb)
1. make less strong or intense; soften
2. make more temperate, acceptable, or suitable by adding something else
MODERATE (adjective)
1. not extreme
2. marked by avoidance of extravagance or extremes
MODERATE (noun)
1. a person who takes a position in the political center
ADJECTIVE (adjective)
1. of or relating to or functioning as an adjective
2. relating to court practice and procedure as opposed to the principles of law
ADJECTIVE (noun)
1. a word that expresses an attribute of something
2. the word class that qualifies nouns

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