marked by simplicity; having a humble opinion of yourself; a modest apartment; too modest to wear his medals'
not offensive to sexual mores in conduct or appearance
not large but sufficient in size or amount; a modest salary; modest inflation; helped in my own small way
[ Syn: small ]
free from pomp or affectation; comfortable but modest cottages; a simple rectangular brick building; a simple man with simple tastes'
low or inferior in station or quality; a humble cottage; a lowly parish priest; a modest man of the people; small beginnings
humble in spirit or manner; suggesting retiring mildness or even cowed submissiveness; meek and self-effacing
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 ]