immodest

[ ih-mod-ist ]

/ ɪˈmɒd ɪst /

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adjective

not modest in conduct, utterance, etc.; indecent; shameless.

not modest in assertion or pretension; forward; impudent.

OTHER WORDS FOR immodest

2 vain, exaggerated, inflated.

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Origin of immodest

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

OTHER WORDS FROM immodest

im·mod·est·ly, adverbim·mod·es·ty, noun

Words nearby immodest

immobility, immobilize, immoderacy, immoderate, immoderation, immodest, Immokalee, immolate, immolation, immoral, immoralism

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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 News
At the risk of sounding immodest, most assembly Republican leaders had to run to keep up with me.
Kevin McCarthy’s Gamble on a “Big Tent” GOP|Lissandra Villa|April 23, 2021|Time
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 Post
This is going to sound very immodest, but I had one success after another, academically.
The Charmed Life of Frank Wilczek - Issue 98: Mind|Nell Freudenberger|March 17, 2021|Nautilus

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|DAILY BEAST
And anybody who thinks that he or she has the right answers is probably pretty immodest and wrong.
Paul Farmer: The Big Idea on Health Care|Paul Farmer|May 10, 2013|DAILY BEAST
Initially, studios rejected the idea of adapting Bond for the screen not on account of his immodest sexuality, not is bloodlust.
Has Bond Lost His Balls?|Matthew Oshinsky|November 3, 2008|DAILY BEAST
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 Muther
You 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 Gozzi
Where would indecent costumes, immodest dances, equivocal friendships be, if brothers were more frequent advisers?
The Hearth-Stone|Samuel Osgood
He 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

immodest

/ (ɪˈmɒdɪst) /

adjective

indecent, esp with regard to sexual propriety; improper

bold, impudent, or shameless

Derived forms of immodest

immodestly, adverbimmodesty, noun

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