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modest in WordNet English dictionary
adjective- low or inferior in station or quality
"a humble cottage"; "a lowly parish priest"; "a modest man of the people"; "small beginnings"
humble low lowly modest small
- humble in spirit or manner; suggesting retiring mildness or even cowed submissiveness
"meek and self-effacing"
meek mild modest
- limited in size or scope
"a small business"; "a newspaper with a modest circulation"; "small-scale plans"; "a pocket-size country"
minor modest small small-scale pocket-size pocket-sized
- not offensive to sexual mores in conduct or appearance
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 small
- free from pomp or affectation
"comfortable but modest cottages"; "a simple rectangular brick building"; "a simple man with simple tastes"
modest
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