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free from ostentation or pretension; "the restrained elegance of the room" discreet not large but sufficient in size or amount; "a modest salary"; "modest inflation"; "helped in my own small way" moderate not offensive to sexual mores in conduct or appearance coy, decent, shamefaced marked by simplicity; having a humble opinion of yourself; "a modest apartment"; "too modest to wear his medals" retiring free from pomp or affectation; "comfortable but modest cottages"; "a simple rectangular brick building"; "a simple man with simple tastes" unpretentious limited in size or scope; "a small business"; "a newspaper with a modest circulation"; "small-scale plans"; "a pocket-size country" limited humble in spirit or manner; suggesting retiring mildness or even cowed submissiveness; "meek and self-effacing" humble low or inferior in station or quality; "a humble cottage"; "a lowly parish priest"; "a modest man of the people"; "small beginnings" inferior |
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