not extreme; "a moderate penalty"; "temperate in his response to criticism"
being within reasonable or average limits; not excessive or extreme; "moderate prices"; "a moderate income"; "a moderate fine"; "moderate demands"; "a moderate estimate"; "a moderate eater"; "moderate success"; "a kitchen of moderate size"; "the X-ray showed moderate enlargement of the heart"
marked by avoidance of extravagance or extremes; "moderate in his demands"; "restrained in his response"