US /ɪˈmɑdɪst/ UK /ɪˈmɒdɪst/
adj

Meanings

  1. 1
    adj

    lacking modesty; indecent or conceitedly boastful

    Her immodest claims about the project made the rest of the team uneasy.

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Synonyms
1 adj · lacking modesty; indecent... indecentbrazenshamelessboastfulconceitedforward
Word family
Derived forms immodestlyimmodesty
Related forms modestmodestymode

Etymology

From Latin immodestus ('unrestrained, extravagant'), from in- ('not') + modestus ('moderate, restrained'), from modus ('measure').

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