Modest (Adjective)
Meaning 1
Relatively moderate, limited, or small; "a small business"; "a newspaper with a modest circulation"; "small-scale plans"; "a pocket-size country".
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Meaning 2
Not large but sufficient in size or amount; "a modest salary"; "modest inflation"; "helped in my own small way".
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Meaning 3
Marked by simplicity; having a humble opinion of yourself; "a modest apartment"; "too modest to wear his medals".
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Meaning 4
Free from pomp or affectation; "comfortable but modest cottages"; "a simple rectangular brick building"; "a simple man with simple tastes".
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Meaning 5
Humble in spirit or manner; suggesting retiring mildness or even cowed submissiveness; "meek and self-effacing".
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Meaning 6
Not offensive to sexual mores in conduct or appearance; "a modest neckline in her dress covered her up to her collarbone".
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