overmodest

adjective

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

If "Africa" has a flaw, it is that Mr. Ungar errs on the side of overmodesty. — Xan Smiley

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