ひかい 控えめに言う Show inflections LinksSentence search for 控えめに言うSentence search for ひかえめにいうSentence search for 控え目に言うKanji details for 控 and 言Edit in JMdict Expressions (phrases, clauses, etc.), Godan verb with 'u' ending1. to speak with restraint; to understate; to downplay; to put it mildly; to say the leastOther forms控え目に言う 【ひかえめにいう】 Discussions Log in to talk about this word.