immodest

im·mod·est

adj \(ˌ)i(m)-ˈmä-dəst\

Definition of IMMODEST

: not modest; specifically : not conforming to the sexual mores of a particular time or place

— im·mod·est·ly adverb

— im·mod·es·ty \-də-stē\ noun

Examples of IMMODEST

1. Although it might sound immodest of me to say so, I am very proud of what we have accomplished.
2. <an immodest proposal for altering the town's traditional character by an uppity newcomer at his first town meeting>

Origin of IMMODEST

Latin immodestus, from in- + modestus modest

First Known Use: 1550

Related to IMMODEST

Synonyms: bold, familiar, forward, free, presumptuous, overfamiliar, presuming

Antonyms: modest, unassuming

Related Words: arrogant, bumptious, complacent, conceited, egoistic (also egoistical), egomaniacal, egotistic (or egotistical), highfalutin (also hifalutin), high-and-mighty, high-hat, hoity-toity, important, overweening, pompous, prideful, proud, self-asserting, self-assertive, self-complacent, self-conceited, self-important, self-satisfied, smug, uppity, vain, vainglorious; cavalier, disdainful, haughty, lordly, pretentious, snobbish, stuck-up, supercilious, superior; audacious, bold-faced, brash, brassbound, brassy, brazen, cheeky, cocky, fresh, impertinent, impudent, insolent, overbold, pert, sassy, saucy; confident, self-assured, self-confident, sure; boastful, braggart, bragging; domineering, high-handed, imperious; self-absorbed, self-centered, self-concerned, self-engrossed, self-infatuated, self-interested, self-involved, selfish, self-obsessed, self-seeking

Near Antonyms: demure, down-to-earth, humble, lowly, meek, unassertive, unpretentious; bashful, mousy (or mousey), retiring, shy, timid, timorous; diffident, self-doubting

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