• adjective:   not large but sufficient in size or amount

  Example: "A modest salary"

• adjective:   not offensive to sexual mores in conduct or appearance
• adjective:   marked by simplicity; having a humble opinion of yourself

  Example: "A modest apartment"

• adjective:   free from pomp or affectation

  Example: "Comfortable but modest cottages"

• adjective:   free from ostentation or pretension
• adjective:   limited in size or scope

  Example: "A newspaper with a modest circulation"

• adjective:   humble in spirit or manner; suggesting retiring mildness or even cowed submissiveness
• adjective:   low or inferior in station or quality

  Example: "A modest man of the people"

• name:  A surname (very rare: popularity rank in the U.S.: #50365)

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