Immodest definition

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Not conforming to traditional sexual mores; indecent.

An immodest bathing suit.

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Boastful or arrogant.

An immodest claim of success.

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Immoderate, as in size or quantity.

Immodest wealth.

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Pretentious or ostentatious.

Immodest furnishings.

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Not modest.
  • Not decorous; indecent.
  • Not shy or humble; bold; forward.
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Lacking in modesty; shameless.
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Origin of immodest

  • Latin immodestus in- not in–1 modestus moderate, modest med- in Indo-European roots

    From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition

Immodest Sentence Examples

  • It is unfair to say that the majority of girls' clothing is immodest.

  • Before deciding on the perfect modest tankini, it may be a good idea to discover what you think an immodest tankini looks like.

  • At the expense of sounding immodest, I must say I am one of those who can attain this state.

  • This was the second time she had absently stood before him disheveled and immodest.

  • That's not uncommon for Big Apple young people, living on a modest income in a financially immodest city.

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