modest
mod·est (mŏdʹĭst)adj. 1. Having or showing a moderate estimation of one's own talents, abilities, and value. 2. Having or proceeding from a disinclination to call attention to oneself; retiring or diffident. See Synonyms at shy1. 3. Observing conventional proprieties in speech, behavior, or dress. 4. Free from showiness or ostentation; unpretentious. See Synonyms at plain. 5. Moderate or limited in size, quantity, or range; not extreme: a modest price; a newspaper with a modest circulation. [Latin modestus. See med- in Indo-European Roots.] modʹest·ly adv.
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