Not narcissistic or full of yourself. Humble.
Of clothing: not revealing. Covered up.
- "Me? A great artist? No, I can't accept that title."
- "But you are! You don't have to be so modest."
- "I'm looking for a more modest dress."
- "What's modest?"
- "You know- long skirt, high neckline, long sleeves. Nothing that shows off my breasts or my thighs."
- "I've never seen anything like that."
- "Forget it!"
Guy 1: "Are you modest"
A karen: "yes"
Guy 1: "You're a Karen no you aren't"
to cover up parts of your body that are obviously meant to be covered. and to not overwhelm your face in a paste of makeup. it is true beauty, and a quality that a lot of girls need to discover. pronto!
unassuming in the estimation of one's abilities or abilities.
A.K.A Holly
Holly is a very modest girl and everyone knows it.
To lie about being worse at something than you actually are.
John: Hey Phil, did you just do the 100 meter sprint in 10 seconds?
Bill: Yeah, but I'm not very good at sprinting.
The opposite of modest is arrogance. This is being truthful about how good you are.