modest

adjective

  1. 1

    limited in size or scope

    a small business

    a newspaper with a modest circulation

  2. 2

    not large but sufficient in size or amount

    a modest salary

    modest inflation

  3. 3

    not offensive to sexual mores in conduct or appearance

  4. 4

    marked by simplicity; having a humble opinion of yourself

    a modest apartment

    too modest to wear his medals

  5. 5

    free from pomp or affectation

    comfortable but modest cottages

    a simple rectangular brick building

  6. 6

    humble in spirit or manner; suggesting retiring mildness or even cowed submissiveness

    meek and self-effacing

  7. 7

    low or inferior in station or quality

    a humble cottage

    a lowly parish priest

Synonyms

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