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What does modest mean?

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Adjective
  1. Not bragging or boasting about oneself or one's achievements; unpretentious, humble.
  2. Small, moderate in size.
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The modest lifesaver is pleased with his award, but insists he was simply acting on instinct and determination.
Too modest to celebrate her success in Pollock, she is fascinated by achievers such as Olympic athletes.
He was a singularly modest man with a passion for accuracy and a gift for the lucid exposition of difficult and abstruse problems.
A pleasant, modest demeanour seems to shelter a quiet strength and confidence.
Fourth and last, slot players can hit the jackpot while in the hole, or with modest enough earnings that they have no incentives to stop.
A modest duck pond becomes exciting when one realizes that not all waterfowl are Mallards and Canada Geese.

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