Modest Edit Meaning

1.

To not be braggy and full of yourself

Everyone likes me.

See Melanie

2.

Not narcissistic or full of yourself. Humble.

Of clothing: not revealing. Covered up.

- "Me? A great artist? No, I can't accept that title."

- "But you are! You don't have to be so modest."

- "I'm looking for a more modest dress."

- "What's modest?"

- "You know- long skirt, high neckline, long sleeves. Nothing that shows off my breasts or my thighs."

- "I've never seen anything like that."

- "Forget it!"

3.

Reasonable, moderate.

A modest propasal

See Melanie

4.

To lie about being worse at something than you actually are.

John: Hey Phil, did you just do the 100 meter sprint in 10 seconds?

Bill: Yeah, but I'm not very good at sprinting.

The opposite of modest is arrogance. This is being truthful about how good you are.

See modest, arrogance, iunno, lol

5.

not inclined to engage in sexual acts

prude

Since Mary didn't give me any, I am labelling her modest.