Definition of modest

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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..

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Shamefaced :: Shamefaced (n.) Easily confused or put out of countenance; diffident; bashful; modest.
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..
Alarmed :: Alarmed (a.) Aroused to vigilance; excited by fear of approaching danger; agitated; disturbed; as, an alarmed neighborhood; an alarmed modesty..
Instinct :: Instinct (a.) A natural aptitude or knack; a predilection; as, an instinct for order; to be modest by instinct..
Immodestly :: Immodestly (adv.) In an immodest manner.
Immodest :: Immodest (a.) Not limited to due bounds; immoderate.
Distrustful :: Distrustful (a.) Not confident; diffident; wanting confidence or thrust; modest; as, distrustful of ourselves, of one's powers..
Impudicity :: Impudicity (n.) Immodesty.
Indecency :: Indecency (n.) The quality or state of being indecent; want of decency, modesty, or good manners; obscenity..
Overmodest :: Overmodest (a.) Modest to excess; bashful.
Unassuming :: Unassuming (a.) Not assuming; not bold or forward; not arrogant or presuming; humble; modest; retiring; as, an unassuming youth; unassuming manners..
Demure :: Demure (a.) Affectedly modest, decorous, or serious; making a show of gravity..
Suggest :: Suggest (v. t.) To propose with difference or modesty; to hint; to intimate; as, to suggest a difficulty..
Demurely :: Demurely (adv.) In a demure manner; soberly; gravely; -- now, commonly, with a mere show of gravity or modesty..
Unbashful :: Unbashful (a.) Not bashful or modest; bold; impudent; shameless.
Coy :: Coy (a.) Shrinking from approach or familiarity; reserved; bashful; shy; modest; -- usually applied to women, sometimes with an implication of coquetry..
Demure :: Demure (a.) Of sober or serious mien; composed and decorous in bearing; of modest look; staid; grave.
Verecund :: Verecund (a.) Rashful; modest.
Modesty :: Modesty (n.) Natural delicacy or shame regarding personal charms and the sexual relation; purity of thought and manners; due regard for propriety in speech or action.
Shamefast :: Shamefast (a.) Modest; shamefaced.
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