IMMODEST


Meaning of IMMODEST in English

(ˈ)i(m), ə adjective

Etymology: Latin immodestus, from in- in- (I) + modestus modest — more at modest

: lacking or deficient in modesty: as

a. : failing in the reserve or restraint that decorum or custom requires

brash immodest boasting

the immodest claims of the billboards

b. : deficient in sexual modesty : not conforming to the sexual mores of a particular time or place : brazen , indecent

a thoroughly immodest costume

immodest conduct

• im·modestly “ adverb

Webster's New International English Dictionary.      Новый международный словарь английского языка Webster.