Dictionary Check: modest
"modest" is a valid word!
Scrabble
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Words with Friends
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Definition
adjective
marked by simplicity; having a humble opinion of yourself
Example:
"a modest apartment"
adjective
not large but sufficient in size or amount
Example:
"a modest salary"
adjective
free from pomp or affectation
Example:
"comfortable but modest cottages"
adjective
not offensive to sexual mores in conduct or appearance
Example:
"a modest neckline in her dress covered her up to her collarbone"
adjective
low or inferior in station or quality
Example:
"a humble cottage"
adjective
humble in spirit or manner; suggesting retiring mildness or even cowed submissiveness
Example:
"meek and self-effacing"
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