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Modest :: Modest (a.) Observing the proprieties of the sex; not unwomanly in act or bearing; free from undue familiarity, indecency, or lewdness; decent in speech and demeanor; -- said of a woman..

Shame :: Shame (n.) The parts which modesty requires to be covered; the private parts.

Leer :: Leer (n.) A distorted expression of the face, or an indirect glance of the eye, conveying a sinister or immodest suggestion..

Demure :: Demure (a.) Affectedly modest, decorous, or serious; making a show of gravity..

Modest :: Modest (a.) Evincing modestly in the actor, author, or speaker; not showing presumption; not excessive or extreme; moderate; as, a modest request; modest joy..

Immodestly :: Immodestly (adv.) In an immodest manner.

Unbashful :: Unbashful (a.) Not bashful or modest; bold; impudent; shameless.

Downcast :: Downcast (a.) Cast downward; directed to the ground, from bashfulness, modesty, dejection, or guilt..

Coy :: Coy (a.) Shrinking from approach or familiarity; reserved; bashful; shy; modest; -- usually applied to women, sometimes with an implication of coquetry..

Bold-faced :: Bold-faced (a.) Somewhat impudent; lacking modesty; as, a bold-faced woman..

Alarmed :: Alarmed (a.) Aroused to vigilance; excited by fear of approaching danger; agitated; disturbed; as, an alarmed neighborhood; an alarmed modesty..

Overmodest :: Overmodest (a.) Modest to excess; bashful.

Verecundity :: Verecundity (n.) The quality or state of being verecund; modesty.

Lowly :: Lowly (adv.) In a low manner; humbly; meekly; modestly.

Verecund :: Verecund (a.) Rashful; modest.

Smutty :: Smutty (superl.) Obscene; not modest or pure; as, a smutty saying..

Forward :: Forward (a.) Ardent; eager; earnest; in an ill sense, less reserved or modest than is proper; bold; confident; as, the boy is too forward for his years..

Virgin :: Virgin (a.) Being a virgin; chaste; of or pertaining to a virgin; becoming a virgin; maidenly; modest; indicating modesty; as, a virgin blush..

Modestly :: Modestly (adv.) In a modest manner.

Forwardness :: Forwardness (n.) Boldness; confidence; assurance; want of due reserve or modesty.

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