IMMODEST


Meaning of IMMODEST in English

1.

If you describe someone’s behaviour as ~, you mean that it shocks or embarrasses you because you think that it is rude.

ADJ: usu ADJ n

2.

If you say that someone is ~, you disapprove of the way in which they often say how good, important, or clever they are.

He could become ungraciously ~ about his own capacities.

= boastful

? modest

ADJ: usu v-link ADJ disapproval

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