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immodest
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Word definitions for immodest in dictionaries
Wiktionary
Word definitions in Wiktionary
a. Lacking in modesty; shameless.
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
Word definitions in Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
adjective EXAMPLES FROM OTHER ENTRIES ▪ I don't mean to sound immodest , but I graduated from high school when I was 15. EXAMPLES FROM CORPUS ▪ His incredible determination and immodest personality kept him at the top of his profession. ▪ We call this land ...
Douglas Harper's Etymology Dictionary
Word definitions in Douglas Harper's Etymology Dictionary
1560s, "arrogant, impudent, pretentious," from Latin immodestus "unrestrained, excessive," from assimilated form of in- "not, opposite of" (see in- (1)) + modestus (see modest ). Meaning "indecent" is from 1580s. Related: immodestly .
WordNet
Word definitions in WordNet
adj. having or showing an exaggerated opinion of your importance, ability, etc; "brash immodest boasting" [ant: modest ] offending against sexual mores in conduct or appearance [ant: modest ]
Usage examples of immodest.
It offended him both as a lawyer and as a lover of the sane and customary sides of life, to whom the fanciful was the immodest.
Even though I am without powerful friends in the service, yet my record is such that I would never expect half pay appointment, and although it might sound immodest I would confidently look forward to hoisting my own broad pennant before I am fifty years of age.
She had a passion for crusading, and she felt that with a newspaper at her command she could do tremendous things to defeat juvenile delinquency, the drug traffic, comic books, immodest bathing suits and other evils which were gnawing at the foundations of society.
In less than five years Andy and his partner opened another twenty branches, made a modest fortune, and then sold out for an immodest one to a big retail chain a couple of months before the stock-market crash of '87.
Doris wore whatever she wanted to — dresses that even Ronda Ray would have thought immodest.