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modest

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modest in WordNet English dictionary

adjective
  1. 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 
  2. humble in spirit or manner; suggesting retiring mildness or even cowed submissiveness
    "meek and self-effacing"
    meek  mild  modest 
  3. 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 
  4. not offensive to sexual mores in conduct or appearance
    modest 
  5. marked by simplicity; having a humble opinion of yourself
    "a modest apartment"; "too modest to wear his medals"
    modest 
  6. not large but sufficient in size or amount
    "a modest salary"; "modest inflation"; "helped in my own small way"
    modest  small 
  7. 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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