modest (adj.)

  1. marked by simplicity; having a humble opinion of yourself; a modest apartment; too modest to wear his medals'

  2. not offensive to sexual mores in conduct or appearance

  3. not large but sufficient in size or amount; a modest salary; modest inflation; helped in my own small way

    [ Syn: small ]

  4. free from pomp or affectation; comfortable but modest cottages; a simple rectangular brick building; a simple man with simple tastes'

  5. low or inferior in station or quality; a humble cottage; a lowly parish priest; a modest man of the people; small beginnings

    [ Syn: humble , low , lowly , small ]

  6. humble in spirit or manner; suggesting retiring mildness or even cowed submissiveness; meek and self-effacing

    [ Syn: meek , mild ]

  7. limited in size or scope; a small business; a newspaper with a modest circulation; small-scale plans; a pocket-size country

    [ Syn: minor , small , small-scale , pocket-size , pocket-sized ]

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