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Definition of over-modest in English: over-modestadjective Excessively modest, particularly in the estimation of one's abilities or achievements. he was aware of his lack of charisma and over-modest about his abilities Example sentencesExamples - I like his openness to the idea that his way isn't the only way. If anything, he is overmodest.
- I'm not being over modest when I say that we will be pleased if we can manage to keep up with the rest of the class without too much stress.
- The level of detail and casually assured knowledge evident in this book would tend to suggest that he's being over-modest.
- Daffyd was his usual over modest self when we rang up to congratulate him.
- A round of applause for this microcomputer—which has just passed the 5 million sales mark, some three years after it was first launched with the over-modest goal of selling "a few thousand".
- "I'm very ill-read. I know that sounds overmodest but it's quite true," he said.
- He does not make waves, but is, if anything, over-modest.
- He laughs, aware perhaps that, as with his baking, he's being over-modest.
- He acknowledges that they do have some influence—although here he is perhaps a bit overmodest.
- An overmodest and retiring applicant does not stand much of a chance.
Definition of over-modest in US English: over-modestadjective Excessively modest, particularly in the estimation of one's abilities or achievements. he was aware of his lack of charisma and over-modest about his abilities Example sentencesExamples - The level of detail and casually assured knowledge evident in this book would tend to suggest that he's being over-modest.
- He acknowledges that they do have some influence—although here he is perhaps a bit overmodest.
- A round of applause for this microcomputer—which has just passed the 5 million sales mark, some three years after it was first launched with the over-modest goal of selling "a few thousand".
- I'm not being over modest when I say that we will be pleased if we can manage to keep up with the rest of the class without too much stress.
- "I'm very ill-read. I know that sounds overmodest but it's quite true," he said.
- He does not make waves, but is, if anything, over-modest.
- I like his openness to the idea that his way isn't the only way. If anything, he is overmodest.
- An overmodest and retiring applicant does not stand much of a chance.
- Daffyd was his usual over modest self when we rang up to congratulate him.
- He laughs, aware perhaps that, as with his baking, he's being over-modest.
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