not modest; specif.,
- not decorous; indecent
- not shy or humble; bold; forward
Origin of immodest
Classical Latin immodestus, excessive, immoderate: see in- and modestimmodest
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immodest
adjective
- Not conforming to traditional sexual mores; indecent: an immodest bathing suit.
- Boastful or arrogant: an immodest claim of success.
- a. Immoderate, as in size or quantity: immodest wealth.b. Pretentious or ostentatious: immodest furnishings.
Origin of immodest
Latin immodestus in- not ; see in- 1. modestus moderate, modest ; see med- in Indo-European roots.Related Forms:
- im·mod′est·ly
adverb
- im·mod′es·ty
noun
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