What is Modest?
1.
To not be braggy and full of yourself
Everyone likes me.
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2.
Not
Of clothing: not
- "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
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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.
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5.
not inclined to engage in sexual acts
Since Mary didn't give me any, I am labelling her modest.