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immodest
adjective /ɪˈmɒd.ɪst/
/-ˈmɑː.dɪst/ formal disapprovingDefinition
› having too high an opinion of yourself: He makes these immodest statements of his own brilliance.Showing arrogance and conceitConfidence and self-assuranceBoasting › showing too much of the body: showing an immodest amount of legNot wearing or removing clothes immodesty
/ɪˈmɒd.ə.sti/
/-ˈmɑː.də-/ noun [U] formal
/-ˈmɑː.də-/ noun [U] formal (Definition of immodest adjective from the Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus
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Synonyms and related words:
- (as) proud as Lucifer idiom
- a cut above idiom
- airs and graces idiom
- arrogant adjective
- as if you owned the place idiom
- egotistic adjective
- get on your high horse idiom
- haughty adjective
- high and mighty idiom
- high-flown adjective
- portentous adjective
- proud adjective (FEELING IMPORTANT)
- proudly adverb
- put on the dog idiom
- self-appointed adjective
- throw your weight around/about idiom
- tin god noun
- toffee-nosed adjective
- too big for your boots idiom
- uppity adjective
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