Definitions of modest
a. - Restraining within due limits of propriety; not forward, bold, boastful, or presumptious; rather retiring than pushing one's self forward; not obstructive; as, a modest youth; a modest man.
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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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a. - Evincing modestly in the actor, author, or speaker; not showing presumption; not excessive or extreme; moderate; as, a modest request; modest joy.
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The word "modest" uses 6 letters: D E M O S T.
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Words formed by adding one letter before or after modest (in bold), or to demost in any order:
e - demotes h - methods i - distome modiste n - endmost p - stomped r - stormed y - modesty
Shorter words found within modest:
de demo demos do doe does doest dom dome domes doms dos dose dost dot dote dotes dots ed eds em ems es et me med met mo mod mode modes mods mos most moste mot mote motes mots od ode odes ods oe oes om oms os ose set smote so sod som some sot stem ted teds to tod tods toe toed toes tom tome tomes toms
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