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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