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Definitions
relatively moderate, limited, or small
Word origin
From Middle French modeste, from Latin modestus.
Used in a sentence
“He earns a modest amount of money.”
“Her latest novel was a modest success.”
“modest thoughts or language”
Source: Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0
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