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WordReference Random House Learner's Dictionary of American English © 2024im•mod•est /ɪˈmɑdɪst/USA pronunciation adj. - indecent;
shameless:wouldn't let her wear that bathing suit because it was immodest for a teenager. - not modest;
claiming to be important:made immodest statements about his own talent.
im•mod•est•ly, adv. See -mod-. WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2024im•mod•est (i mod′ist),USA pronunciation adj. - not modest in conduct, utterance, etc.;
indecent;
shameless. - not modest in assertion or pretension;
forward;
impudent.
- Latin immodestus unrestrained, immoderate. See im-2, modest
- 1560–70
- 2.See corresponding entry in Unabridged vain, exaggerated, inflated.
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