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  • Definition
    • modest :marked by simplicity; having a humble opinion of yourself
      • a modest apartment|too modest to wear his medals

    • modest :not large but sufficient in size or amount
      • a modest salary|modest inflation|helped in my own small way

    • modest :free from pomp or affectation
      • comfortable but modest cottages|a simple rectangular brick building|a simple man with simple tastes

    • modest :not offensive to sexual mores in conduct or appearance
      • a modest neckline in her dress covered her up to her collarbone

    • modest :low or inferior in station or quality
      • a humble cottage|a lowly parish priest|a modest man of the people|small beginnings

    • modest :humble in spirit or manner; suggesting retiring mildness or even cowed submissiveness
      • meek and self-effacing

    • modest :relatively moderate, limited, or small
      • a small business|a newspaper with a modest circulation|small-scale plans|a pocket-size country

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