Modest can be categorized as an adjective.
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| modest - not offensive to sexual mores in conduct or appearance | ||
| modest - marked by simplicity; having a humble opinion of yourself; "a modest apartment"; "too modest to wear his medals" | ||
| modest - not large but sufficient in size or amount; "a modest salary"; "modest inflation"; "helped in my own small way" | ||
| modest - free from pomp or affectation; "comfortable but modest cottages"; "a simple rectangular brick building"; "a simple man with simple tastes" | ||
| modest - humble in spirit or manner; suggesting retiring mildness or even cowed submissiveness; "meek and self-effacing" | ||
| modest - low or inferior in station or quality; "a humble cottage"; "a lowly parish priest"; "a modest man of the people"; "small beginnings" | ||
| modest - limited in size or scope; "a small business"; "a newspaper with a modest circulation"; "small-scale plans"; "a pocket-size country" |
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| 1. | adj. | A modest apartment. | |
| 2. | adj. | Too modest to wear his medals. | |
| 3. | adj. | A modest salary. | |
| 4. | adj. | Modest inflation. | |
| 5. | adj. | Comfortable but modest cottages. | |
| 6. | adj. | A modest man of the people. | |
| 7. | adj. | A newspaper with a modest circulation. | |
| 8. | adj. | instead of suggesting a specific rate increase - 10 or 15 %, I think we should acknowledge that a "modest" increase may be necessary and may in fact be desirable - but that the specific amount of increase should be reasoned and subject to well thought out evidence and hearings, not just determined by whim. | |
| 9. | adj. | Generally speaking, Japanese women are modest. | |
| 10. | adj. | The union was modest in its wage demands. | |
| 11. | adj. | They would think the person is modest or lazy. | |
| 12. | adj. | Chris is very attractive and wealthy, but not very modest. | |
| 13. | adj. | You can get good food for a modest sum at the restaurant. | |
| 14. | adj. | There was a modest rise in prices last year. | |
| 15. | adj. | Mr Smith, as I knew him, was a modest man. |
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| A modest apartment. |
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| Too modest to wear his medals. |
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| A modest salary. |
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| Modest inflation. |
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| Comfortable but modest cottages. |
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| A modest man of the people. |
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| A newspaper with a modest circulation. |
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| instead of suggesting a specific rate increase - 10 or 15 %, I think we should acknowledge that a "modest" increase may be necessary and may in fact be desirable - but that the specific amount of increase should be reasoned and subject to well thought out evidence and hearings, not just determined by whim. |
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| Generally speaking, Japanese women are modest. | |
| The union was modest in its wage demands. | |
| They would think the person is modest or lazy. | |
| Chris is very attractive and wealthy, but not very modest. | |
| You can get good food for a modest sum at the restaurant. | |
| There was a modest rise in prices last year. | |
| Mr Smith, as I knew him, was a modest man. | |