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modest Definition
(a)
marked
by
simplicity
;
having
a
humble
opinion
of
yourself
; "
a
modest
apartment
"; "
too
modest
to
wear
his
medals
"
(a)
not
offensive
to
sexual
mores
in
conduct
or
appearance
(s)
not
large
but
sufficient
in
size
or
amount
; "
a
modest
salary
"; "
modest
inflation
"; "
helped
in
my
own
small
way
"
(s)
free
from
pomp
or
affectation
; "
comfortable
but
modest
cottages
"; "
a
simple
rectangular
brick
building
"; "
a
simple
man
with
simple
tastes
"
(s)
low
or
inferior
in
station
or
quality
; "
a
humble
cottage
"; "
a
lowly
parish
priest
"; "
a
modest
man
of
the
people
"; "
small
beginnings
"
(s)
humble
in
spirit
or
manner
;
suggesting
retiring
mildness
or
even
cowed
submissiveness
; "
meek
and
self
-
effacing
"
(s)
limited
in
size
or
scope
; "
a
small
business
"; "
a
newspaper
with
a
modest
circulation
"; "
small
-
scale
plans
"; "
a
pocket
-
size
country
"
(s)
free
from
ostentation
or
pretension
; "
the
restrained
elegance
of
the
room
"
modest Synonyms
humble
low
lowly
meek
mild
minor
modest
pocket-size
pocket-sized
restrained
small
small-scale
unostentatious
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