immodest
not modest in conduct, utterance, etc.; indecent; shameless.
not modest in assertion or pretension; forward; impudent.
Origin of immodest
1Other words for immodest
Other words from immodest
- im·mod·est·ly, adverb
- im·mod·es·ty, noun
Words Nearby immodest
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How to use immodest in a sentence
Pasteur was ambitious and opportunistic, sometimes arrogant and narrow-minded, immodest, undiplomatic and uncompromising.
Louis Pasteur’s devotion to truth transformed what we know about health and disease | Tom Siegfried | November 18, 2022 | Science NewsAt the risk of sounding immodest, most assembly Republican leaders had to run to keep up with me.
In the first three months of 2021, Hawley’s fundraising numbers were immodest.
How the Internet is empowering politicians, writers and porn stars at the expense of institutions | Philip Bump | April 12, 2021 | Washington PostThis is going to sound very immodest, but I had one success after another, academically.
But if that indeed is their goal, then I have a very immodest suggestion: extend the ban to the owners.
Is HGH, Allegedly Alex Rodriguez’s Drug of Choice, Really So Bad? | Kent Sepkowitz | August 1, 2013 | THE DAILY BEAST
And anybody who thinks that he or she has the right answers is probably pretty immodest and wrong.
Initially, studios rejected the idea of adapting Bond for the screen not on account of his immodest sexuality, not is bloodlust.
Aishca, expressed her opinion that the thing would be immodest and dangerous.
A Philosophical Dictionary, Volume 1 (of 10) | Franois-Marie Arouet (AKA Voltaire)One very immodest angel is supposed to be the portrait of the Duchess of Alba, who was famed for her numerous intrigues.
The History of Modern Painting, Volume 1 (of 4) | Richard MutherYou saw nothing on public stages but indecent harlequinades, dirty and scandalous intrigue, foul jests, immodest loves.
The Memoirs of Count Carlo Gozzi; Volume the first | Count Carlo GozziWhere would indecent costumes, immodest dances, equivocal friendships be, if brothers were more frequent advisers?
The Hearth-Stone | Samuel OsgoodHe shared the feelings of the delightful lady who remarked that in her opinion it was immodest to go abroad without gloves.
From the Easy Chair, series 2 | George William Curtis
British Dictionary definitions for immodest
/ (ɪˈmɒdɪst) /
indecent, esp with regard to sexual propriety; improper
bold, impudent, or shameless
Derived forms of immodest
- immodestly, adverb
- immodesty, noun
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