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modest

adjective

Reveal meaning and examples

Unassuming in manner or restrained in scale or expression.

He gave a modest account of the rescue and spent longer praising the boat crew.

Dictionary practice example.

A modest young clerk who seldom claimed any credit made the sixth member.