"modestest" in the adjective sense
1. modest
marked by simplicity having a humble opinion of yourself
"a modest apartment"
"too modest to wear his medals"
2. modest, small
not large but sufficient in size or amount
"a modest salary"
"modest inflation"
"helped in my own small way"
3. modest
free from pomp or affectation
"comfortable but modest cottages"
"a simple rectangular brick building"
"a simple man with simple tastes"
4. modest
not offensive to sexual mores in conduct or appearance
"a modest neckline in her dress covered her up to her collarbone"
5. humble, low, lowly, modest, small
low or inferior in station or quality
"a humble cottage"
"a lowly parish priest"
"a modest man of the people"
"small beginnings"
6. meek, mild, modest
humble in spirit or manner suggesting retiring mildness or even cowed submissiveness
"meek and self-effacing"
7. minor, modest, small, small-scale, pocket-size, pocket-sized
relatively moderate, limited, or small
"a small business"
"a newspaper with a modest circulation"
"small-scale plans"
"a pocket-size country"
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