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modest

  • adjective
  • /ˈmɑdəst/

Not bragging or boasting about oneself or one's achievements; unpretentious, humble.

Other meanings

  1. Small, moderate in size.

    “He earns a modest amount of money.”

  2. Pure and delicate from a sense of propriety.

    “modest thoughts or language”

Where this comes from

This definition is adapted from “modest” on Wiktionary, by its contributors, published under CC BY-SA 4.0. This page is published under the same licence.