IMMODEST


Meaning of IMMODEST in English

transcription, транскрипция: [ ɪmɒdɪst ]

1.

If you describe someone’s behaviour as immodest , 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 immodest , you disapprove of the way in which they often say how good, important, or clever they are.

He could become ungraciously immodest about his own capacities.

= boastful

≠ modest

ADJ : usu v-link ADJ [ disapproval ]

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