overmodest
adjective
over·mod·est ˌō-vər-ˈmä-dəst 
: excessively modest
an overmodest young man
is overmodest about her accomplishments
Alexander Graham Bell was overmodest when he predicted: "One day there would be a telephone in every American city." 
The Guardian
The Guardian overmodestly adverb
… the outhouse was … overmodestly masked with vines and lattice … Sinclair Lewis
Sinclair Lewis overmodesty
ˌō-vər-ˈmä-də-stē
noun If "Africa" has a flaw, it is that Mr. Ungar errs on the side of overmodesty. Xan Smiley
Xan Smiley 
Word History
First Known Use
1648, in the meaning defined above
overmodest
adjective
as in governessy
Synonyms & Similar Words
Relevance
- governessy
- prudish
- priggish
- prim
- flirtatious
- flirty
- girlish
- coquettish
- goody-goody
- coy
- kittenish
- demure
Antonyms & Near Antonyms
- uncoy
- dextrallest
- dextran
- dextranase
- dextranases
- dextrans
- dextrin
- dextrinate
- dextrine
- dextrines
- dextrinization
- dextrinize
- dextrinogenic enzyme
- dextrins
- dextro
- dextro-
- dextro-glucose
- dextroamphetamine
- dextroamphetamines
- dextroglucoses
- dextrogyrate
- dextrogyratory
- dextrogyre
- dextrogyrous
- dextromethorphan
- dextropimaric acid