epo: modesta

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Meaning
means(adjective) disposed to avoid notice; "they considered themselves a tough outfit and weren't bashful about letting anybody know it"; (`blate' is a Scottish term for bashful)
blate, bashful
means(adjective) not arrogant or presuming; "unassuming to a fault, skeptical about the value of his work"; "a shy retiring girl"
unassuming, retiring
means(adjective) self-consciously timid; "I never laughed, being bashful; lowering my head, I looked at the wall"- Ezra Pound
bashful
means(adjective) marked by simplicity; having a humble opinion of yourself; "a modest apartment"; "too modest to wear his medals"
modest
means(adjective) not large but sufficient in size or amount; "a modest salary"; "modest inflation"; "helped in my own small way"
modest, small
means(adjective) being within reasonable or average limits; not excessive or extreme; "moderate prices"; "a moderate income"; "a moderate fine"; "moderate demands"; "a moderate estimate"; "a moderate eater"; "moderate success"; "a kitchen of moderate size"; "the X-ray showed moderate enlargement of the heart"
moderate

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