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Meanings of modest in English
Not offensive to sexual mores in conduct or appearance.
Related terms
Limited in size or scope.
Synonyms
Examples for "low"
Examples for "low"
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Health officials say the public health risk has been assessed as low.
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Cases mostly involved young people, with a low proportion of severe cases.
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Conclusions: Consumption of soy products is low in centres in Western Europe.
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Crime is at a 12-year low in Northern Ireland, police said today.
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The extremely low rate of community testing has public health experts worried.
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The Catholics in Massachusetts were, in general, in a very humble class.
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I feel extremely humble, grateful and excited to continue on that path.
3
It's from this humble beginning that a new age of travel began.
4
The majority of the converts were probably in a humble social position.
5
Stay humble and just try to win basketball games. TV: 7 p.m.
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Niryn did not regret his lowly birth; quite the opposite, in fact.
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She would soon forget that night in London with her lowly lieutenant.
3
Their first aim was lowly; and the way gradually opened before them.
4
Give wisdom to the simple this day, and understanding to the lowly.
5
She had learnt also the lowly and self-denying faith in common chances.
Usage of modest in English
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Asia ex-Japan and Europe, Middle East & Africa funds saw modest inflows.
2
United Fruit Company paid Guatemala's government modest sums in exchange for land.
3
It left open the possibility of modest rate rises later this year.
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Conclusions: TAP reduced transmission risk among HIV-positive MSM, although results are modest.
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However, their goals needed to produce the initial game are quite modest.
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Shooting and farming groups said the changes were modest and common sense.
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There are modest signs that capital market conditions are improving, Sutherland said.
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Next year will see our economy growing at a relatively modest pace.
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Expectations for significant international repercussions from Iran's election result are generally modest.
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The project has been a great success for a relatively modest budget.
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Under standardized animal husbandry conditions, PLP-A possesses modest effects on reproductive performance.
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Conclusions: Although highly significant, the overall effect sizes for medication were modest.
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Still, stock losses were modest given the scale of their recent rise.
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However, this point played only a modest role in the court's judgment.
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We hope to get a modest deal, said CAW President Ken Lewenza.
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Stocks were down fractionally across Europe, extending a pattern of modest decline.
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Modest across language varieties
Ireland
Common
United States of America
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Australia
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