MODEST

(adj.) not offensive to sexual mores in conduct or appearance
(adj.) marked by simplicity; having a humble opinion of yourself
"a modest apartment", "too modest to wear his medals"
(adj.) limited in size or scope
"a small business", "a newspaper with a modest circulation", "small-scale plans", "a pocket-size country"
synonyms : minor , pocket-size , pocket-sized , small , small-scale
(adj.) not large but sufficient in size or amount
"a modest salary", "modest inflation", "helped in my own small way"
synonyms : small
(adj.) free from pomp or affectation
"comfortable but modest cottages", "a simple rectangular brick building", "a simple man with simple tastes"
(adj.) humble in spirit or manner; suggesting retiring mildness or even cowed submissiveness
"meek and self-effacing"
synonyms : meek , mild
The champion’s meek and self-effacing manner took everyone by surprise. -added by naila_inlas
(adj.) low or inferior in station or quality
"a humble cottage", "a lowly parish priest", "a modest man of the people", "small beginnings"
synonyms : humble , low , lowly , small

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