modest

/ˈmɑd·ɪst/ adj (NOT LARGE)

Definition

› not large in size or amount, or not great in value: a modest increase in salary a modest house

(Definition of modest adj (NOT LARGE) from the Cambridge Academic Content Dictionary © Cambridge University Press)

real or true

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