The definition of modest is someone or something that is humble or shy or not extreme.
(adjective)See modest in Webster's New World College Dictionary
adjective
Origin: Fr modeste < L modestus, keeping due measure, modest < modus: see mode
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See modest in American Heritage Dictionary 4
adjective
Origin:
Origin: Latin modestus; see med- in Indo-European roots
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