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adjectivenot large but sufficient in size or amount
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adjectiverelatively moderate, limited, or small
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adjectivelow or inferior in station or quality
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adjectivehumble in spirit or manner; suggesting retiring mildness or even cowed submissiveness
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adjectivefree from pomp or affectation
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adjectivemarked by simplicity; having a humble opinion of yourself
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adjectivenot offensive to sexual mores in conduct or appearance
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Examples of modest
- "a modest salary"
- "modest inflation"
- "a newspaper with a modest circulation"
- "a modest man of the people"
- "comfortable but modest cottages"
- "a modest apartment"
- "too modest to wear his medals"
- "a modest neckline in her dress covered her up to her collarbone"