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overmodestly

overmodestly adverb: with excessive modesty.

Adverb

overmodestly (comparative more overmodestly, superlative most overmodestly)

  1. With excessive modesty.

Forms of overmodestly

comparativemore overmodestly
superlativemost overmodestly

Origin of overmodestly

From overmodest + -ly.

Questions about overmodestly

What does overmodestly mean?
Overmodestly means with excessive modesty.
What part of speech is overmodestly?
Overmodestly is an adverb.

Words near overmodestly in the dictionary

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

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