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immodest

[ ih-mod-ist ]

adjective

  1. not modest in conduct, utterance, etc.; indecent; shameless.
  2. not modest in assertion or pretension; forward; impudent.

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immodest

/ ɪˈɒɪ /

adjective

  1. indecent, esp with regard to sexual propriety; improper
  2. bold, impudent, or shameless
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Derived Forms

  • ˈǻٱ, adverb
  • ˈǻٲ, noun
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Other 51Թ Forms

  • ·ǻIJ· adverb
  • ·ǻIJ·ٲ noun
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51Թ History and Origins

Origin of immodest1

First recorded in 1560–70, immodest is from the Latin word immodestus unrestrained, immoderate. See im- 2, modest
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The original book was published in 1995 and it has — I'm being immodest in saying — but weathered well.

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“The perception of me has definitely changed,” he says, which is the closest he can bring himself to being immodest.

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In my family you were not allowed to be immodest or boastful.

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“I’m going to say something very immodest: I have a modesty about my career,” Martin says, chuckling.

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Some ultra-Orthodox consider images of women to be immodest, and haredi media often erase the images of women from news photos.

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