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unmodest en · ADJ

Etymology

From un- + modest.

Meanings

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. 1953, Baileya, L. H. Bailey Hortorium, New York State College of Agriculture and Life Sciences, Cornell University, page 34:

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