immodest

[ ih-mod-ist ]
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adjective
  1. not modest in conduct, utterance, etc.; indecent; shameless.

  2. not modest in assertion or pretension; forward; impudent.

Origin of immodest

1
First recorded in 1560–70, immodest is from the Latin word immodestus unrestrained, immoderate. See im-2, modest

Other words for immodest

Other words from immodest

  • im·mod·est·ly, adverb
  • im·mod·es·ty, noun

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British Dictionary definitions for immodest

immodest

/ (ɪˈmɒdɪst) /


adjective
  1. indecent, esp with regard to sexual propriety; improper

  2. bold, impudent, or shameless

Derived forms of immodest

  • immodestly, adverb
  • immodesty, noun

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