Definition of "modest" []

• Having or showing a moderate estimation of one's own talents, abilities, and value. (adjective)
• Having or proceeding from a disinclination to call attention to oneself; retiring or diffident. See Synonyms at shy1. (adjective)
• Observing conventional proprieties in speech, behavior, or dress. (adjective)
• Free from showiness or ostentation; unpretentious. See Synonyms at plain. (adjective)
• Moderate or limited in size, quantity, or range; not extreme: a modest price; a newspaper with a modest circulation. (adjective)

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• "Well, I think we gave pretty specific guidance on growth rates and we used the term modest leverage."
• "Nawas is just one of a group of athletic Kansas City area young Muslim women who wear the hijab and what they term "modest" dress long sleeves and pants or long skirts."
• "Nawas is just one of a group of athletic Kansas City area young Muslim women who wear the hijab and what they term "modest" dress - long sleeves and pants or long skirts."