modest

/mɑdɛst/ adjective
6 letters2 syllables9 points in Scrabble®10 points in WWF®
DEFINITIONS7
ADJECTIVE
1

Not large but sufficient in size or amount.

“a modest salary”

“modest inflation”

2

Relatively moderate, limited, or small.

“a newspaper with a modest circulation”

3

Low or inferior in station or quality.

“a modest man of the people”

4

Humble in spirit or manner; suggesting retiring mildness or even cowed submissiveness.

5

Free from pomp or affectation.

“comfortable but modest cottages”

6

Marked by simplicity; having a humble opinion of yourself.

“a modest apartment”

“too modest to wear his medals”

7

Not offensive to sexual mores in conduct or appearance.

“a modest neckline in her dress covered her up to her collarbone”

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Pig Latinodestmay
Starts & ends withM … T
Syllablesmod · est
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