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over-modest


adjective

  1. having or showing a moderate or humble estimate of one’s merits, importance, etc.; free from vanity, egotism, boastfulness, or great pretensions.
  2. free from ostentation or showy extravagance: a modest house.
  3. having or showing regard for the decencies of behavior, speech, dress, etc.; decent: a modest neckline on a dress.
  4. limited or moderate in amount, extent, etc.: a modest increase in salary.

adjective

  1. having or expressing a humble opinion of oneself or one’s accomplishments or abilities
  2. reserved or shymodest behaviour
  3. not ostentatious or pretentious
  4. not extreme or excessive; moderate
  5. decorous or decent

adj.1560s, “having moderate self-regard,” from Middle French modeste (14c.), from Latin modestus “keeping due measure” (see modesty). Of women, “not improper or lewd,” 1590s; of female attire, 1610s. Of demands, etc., c.1600. Related: Modestly.

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