Antonyms for overmodest
| Grammar : Adj |
| Spell : mod-ist |
| Phonetic Transcription : ˈmɒd ɪst |
Definition of overmodest
Origin :- 1560s, "having moderate self-regard," from Middle French modeste (14c.), from Latin modestus "keeping due measure" (see modesty). Of women, "not improper or lewd," 1590s; of female attire, 1610s. Of demands, etc., c.1600. Related: Modestly.
- As in prim : adj particular, fussy
- As in prudish : adj shy and strict in behavior
- As in bashful : adj shy
- As in coy : adj very modest
- Like many others 'clothed with a little brief authority' he was not overmodest in showing his importance.
- Extract from : « Continental Monthly - Volume 1 - Issue 3 » by Various
Synonyms for overmodest
- abashed
- affected
- artificial
- austere
- backward
- bashful
- bigoted
- blue-nose
- blushful
- blushing
- ceremonial
- ceremonious
- chary
- choosy
- cleanly
- confused
- constrained
- conventional
- coquettish
- correct
- coy
- dapper
- decorous
- demure
- diffident
- embarrassed
- evasive
- fastidious
- finicky
- flirtatious
- formal
- genteel
- good
- goody-goody
- humble
- illiberal
- kittenish
- mincing
- modest
- narrow
- narrow-minded
- nervous
- nice
- nit-picking
- offish
- orderly
- overexact
- overmodest
- overnice
- polite
- precise
- pretentious
- priggish
- prim
- prissy
- proper
- prudish
- puritanical
- rabbity
- recoiling
- reserved
- reticent
- retiring
- rigid
- rigorous
- scrupulous
- self-conscious
- self-effacing
- severe
- shamefaced
- sheepish
- shipshape
- shrinking
- shy
- silent
- simpering
- skittish
- spic-and-span
- spruce
- square
- squeamish
- starchy
- stern
- stickling
- stiff
- stilted
- straight
- strait-laced
- straitlaced
- stuffy
- tidy
- timid
- timorous
- unassertive
- uncluttered
- upright
- uptight
- verecund
- Victorian
- well-groomed
- wooden
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