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lindong : modest (adj.)

Derivatives of lindong


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modest
adj. 1. modestmarked by simplicity; having a humble opinion of yourself.; "a modest apartment"; "too modest to wear his medals"
~ retiring, unassumingnot arrogant or presuming.; "unassuming to a fault, skeptical about the value of his work"; "a shy retiring girl"
~ humblemarked by meekness or modesty; not arrogant or prideful.; "a humble apology"; "essentially humble...and self-effacing, he achieved the highest formal honors and distinctions"
adj. 2. modest, smallnot large but sufficient in size or amount.; "a modest salary"; "modest inflation"; "helped in my own small way"
~ moderatebeing within reasonable or average limits; not excessive or extreme.; "moderate prices"; "a moderate income"; "a moderate fine"; "moderate demands"; "a moderate estimate"; "a moderate eater"; "moderate success"; "a kitchen of moderate size"; "the X-ray showed moderate enlargement of the heart"
adj. 3. modestfree from pomp or affectation.; "comfortable but modest cottages"; "a simple rectangular brick building"; "a simple man with simple tastes"
~ unpretentiouslacking pretension or affectation.; "an unpretentious country church"; "her quiet unpretentious demeanor"
adj. 4. modestnot offensive to sexual mores in conduct or appearance.
~ decentconforming to conventions of sexual behavior.; "speech in this circle, if not always decent, never became lewd"
~ coy, demure, overmodestaffectedly modest or shy especially in a playful or provocative way.
~ decentobserving conventional sexual mores in speech or behavior or dress.; "a modest neckline in her dress"; "though one of her shoulder straps had slipped down, she was perfectly decent by current standards"
~ decentdecently clothed.; "are you decent?"
~ shamefacedextremely modest or shy.; "cheerfully bearing reproaches but shamefaced at praise"
adj. 5. humble, low, lowly, modest, smalllow or inferior in station or quality.; "a humble cottage"; "a lowly parish priest"; "a modest man of the people"; "small beginnings"
~ inferiorof or characteristic of low rank or importance.
adj. 6. meek, mild, modesthumble in spirit or manner; suggesting retiring mildness or even cowed submissiveness.; "meek and self-effacing"
~ humblemarked by meekness or modesty; not arrogant or prideful.; "a humble apology"; "essentially humble...and self-effacing, he achieved the highest formal honors and distinctions"
adj. 7. minor, modest, pocket-size, pocket-sized, small, small-scalelimited in size or scope.; "a small business"; "a newspaper with a modest circulation"; "small-scale plans"; "a pocket-size country"
~ limitedsmall in range or scope.; "limited war"; "a limited success"; "a limited circle of friends"