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immodestim‧mod‧est /ɪˈmɒdɪst $ ɪˈmɑː-/ adjective  - I don't mean to sound immodest, but I graduated from high school when I was 15.
- His incredible determination and immodest personality kept him at the top of his profession.
- We call this land of ours Great Britain, and there may be those who believe this a somewhat immodest practice.
- Webb was an immodest publicist of his achievements, and amassed wealth but also large debts.
1having a very high opinion of yourself and your abilities, and not embarrassed about telling people how clever you are OPP modest: Webb was an immodest publicist of his own achievements.2clothes that are immodest show too much of someone’s body SYN revealing OPP modest3old-fashioned behaviour that is immodest shocks or embarrasses people: They thought it was immodest for both sexes to swim together.—immodestly adverb—immodesty noun [uncountable] |