Modest
adjective'mɑdɛst
Adjective
not large but sufficient in size or amount
“a modest salary”
“modest inflation”
Similar:Smallrelatively moderate, limited, or small
“a newspaper with a modest circulation”
low or inferior in station or quality
“a modest man of the people”
marked by simplicity; having a humble opinion of yourself
“a modest apartment”
“too modest to wear his medals”
See also:Humblenot offensive to sexual mores in conduct or appearance
“a modest neckline in her dress covered her up to her collarbone”
See also:Decentfree from pomp or affectation
“comfortable but modest cottages”
humble in spirit or manner; suggesting retiring mildness or even cowed submissiveness
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