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over·mod·est | \ ˌō-vər-ˈmä-dəst 
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\Definition of overmodest
: excessively modest an overmodest young man is overmodest about her accomplishments Alexander Graham Bell was overmodest when he predicted: "One day there would be a telephone in every American city." — The Guardian
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overmodestly adverb
… the outhouse was … overmodestly masked with vines and lattice … — Sinclair Lewis
overmodesty \ ˌō-vər-ˈmä-də-stē \ noun
\ noun
If "Africa" has a flaw, it is that Mr. Ungar errs on the side of overmodesty. — Xan Smiley
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The first known use of overmodest was in 1648
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