immodest
adjective
im·mod·est
(ˌ)i(m)-ˈmä-dəst 
: not modest
specifically
: not conforming to the sexual mores of a particular time or place
immodestly
adverb
Examples of immodest in a Sentence
Although it might sound immodest of me to say so, I am very proud of what we have accomplished.
an immodest proposal for altering the town's traditional character by an uppity newcomer at his first town meeting
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The visitors who receive cold stares are usually those who flout local practices – such as speaking loudly in a country that values peace and quiet or wearing inappropriate or immodest clothing in a more traditional setting.
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Christopher Elliott, USA Today, 8 July 2025
After Mahmoud, however, all of these parents now have a right to advance notice.
Schools that fail to predict that a lesson about a Jewish woman with a career, a Hindu husband, or an immodest wardrobe will offend a parent’s religious belief will now face very serious financial consequences.
—Ian Millhiser, Vox, 7 Dec. 2018
Those words, immodest, carried away with possibility and essentially romantic, are articulated in the new documentary Kerouac’s Road: The Beat of a Nation, which makes its premiere this evening at Tribeca Festival in New York.
—Matthew Carey, Deadline, 5 June 2025
Not to be immodest, but the third did more than the second and the second did more than the first.
—Jesse David Fox, Vulture, 4 Dec. 2024
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Christopher Elliott, USA Today, 8 July 2025
After Mahmoud, however, all of these parents now have a right to advance notice.
Schools that fail to predict that a lesson about a Jewish woman with a career, a Hindu husband, or an immodest wardrobe will offend a parent’s religious belief will now face very serious financial consequences.
—Ian Millhiser, Vox, 7 Dec. 2018
Those words, immodest, carried away with possibility and essentially romantic, are articulated in the new documentary Kerouac’s Road: The Beat of a Nation, which makes its premiere this evening at Tribeca Festival in New York.
—Matthew Carey, Deadline, 5 June 2025
Not to be immodest, but the third did more than the second and the second did more than the first.
—Jesse David Fox, Vulture, 4 Dec. 2024
See All Example Sentences for immodest
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“Immodest.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/immodest. Accessed 22 Jul. 2025.
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