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overmodest

overmodest adjective: excessively modest.

Adjective

overmodest (comparative more overmodest, superlative most overmodest)

  1. Excessively modest.

Forms of overmodest

comparativemore overmodest
superlativemost overmodest

Origin of overmodest

From over- + modest.

Words formed from overmodest

Questions about overmodest

What does overmodest mean?
Overmodest means excessively modest.
What part of speech is overmodest?
Overmodest is an adjective.

Words near overmodest in the dictionary

  1. overmodernization
  2. overmodernize
  3. overmodernized
  4. overmodernizes
  5. overmodernizing
  6. overmodest
  7. overmodestly
  8. overmodesty
  9. overmodification
  10. overmodifications
  11. overmodified

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