modest
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modest
- /ˈmɑdəst/ US
Sounds like Mahdist · Rhymes with -ɒdəst
Where it comes from
From Middle French modeste, from Latin modestus.
adjective more modest · modester · most modest · modestest
- Not bragging or boasting about oneself or one's achievements; unpretentious, humble.
- Small, moderate in size. He earns a modest amount of money.
- Pure and delicate from a sense of propriety. modest thoughts or language
- Intending to avoid the encouraging of sexual attraction in others.
