Hedging: Upper-intermediate Spanish vocabulary

10 Spanish words about hedging at upper-intermediate level. Each entry links to the full meaning, a real example sentence, and usage notes written for English speakers.

• razonableadjectivereasonable, fair
• delicado/aadjectivedelicate, sensitive
• por lo generaladverbgenerally, as a rule
• dar a entenderverbto imply, to hint
• aparenteadjectiveapparent, seeming
• tender averbto tend to
• comedido/aadjectiverestrained, measured
• matizarverbto qualify, to nuance
• aproximadamenteadverbapproximately, roughly
• aparentementeadverbseemingly, apparently — according to appearances; as far as can be seen or judged