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English to English adjective
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marked by simplicity; having a humble opinion of yourself |  | Example: a modest apartment
too modest to wear his medals
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not offensive to sexual mores in conduct or appearance | | source: wordnet30
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Restraining within due limits of propriety; not forward, bold, boastful, or presumptious; rather retiring than pushing one's self forward; not obstructive; as, a modest youth; a modest man. | | source: webster1913 adjective satellite
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not large but sufficient in size or amount | | Example: a modest salary
modest inflation
helped in my own small way
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free from pomp or affectation | | Example: comfortable but modest cottages
a simple rectangular brick building
a simple man with simple tastes
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low or inferior in station or quality | | Example: a humble cottage
a lowly parish priest
a modest man of the people
small beginnings
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humble in spirit or manner; suggesting retiring mildness or even cowed submissiveness | | Example: meek and self-effacing
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limited in size or scope | | Example: a small business
a newspaper with a modest circulation
small-scale plans
a pocket-size country
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