Unmodest
adj ·Rare ·Advanced level
Definitions
- 1 Not modest.
"[…] - an outstanding example of botanical artistry and of the skill of the gravure craftsman; a volume that would have been possible only at many times the present and unmodest price, had its manufacture not been heavily subsidized by the Buhl Foundation; a volume destined to become a classic of its kind."
Example
More examples"[…] - an outstanding example of botanical artistry and of the skill of the gravure craftsman; a volume that would have been possible only at many times the present and unmodest price, had its manufacture not been heavily subsidized by the Buhl Foundation; a volume destined to become a classic of its kind."
Etymology
From un- + modest.
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