modest lietuviškai

Paaiškinimas anglų kalba

• of low birth or station (`base' is archaic in this sense) "baseborn wretches with dirty faces" "of humble (or lowly) birth"
• affectedly modest or shy especially in a playful or provocative way
• not offensive to sexual mores in conduct or appearance
• limited in size or scope "a small business" "a newspaper with a modest circulation" "small-scale plans" "a pocket-size country"
• not large but sufficient in size or amount "a modest salary" "modest inflation" "helped in my own small way"
• marked by simplicity; having a humble opinion of yourself "a modest apartment" "too modest to wear his medals"
• free from pomp or affectation "comfortable but modest cottages" "a simple rectangular brick building" "a simple man with simple tastes"
• humble in spirit or manner; suggesting retiring mildness or even cowed submissiveness "meek and self-effacing"
• low or inferior in station or quality "a humble cottage" "a lowly parish priest" "a modest man of the people" "small beginnings"