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- 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
- modest :marked by simplicity; having a humble opinion of yourself