immodest.

Displaying oneself, one's achievements, or one's body in a way regarded as insufficiently restrained.

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Words that belong together

• immodest boast
• immodest display

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The memoir avoids immodest claims of personal heroism.

Usage notes

Primary category: literary / elevated general. Forms: Comparative more immodest; superlative most immodest when comparison is meaningful. Legacy lexical fields mirror sense 1 only. Use numbered sense fields for all meanings. Established modern English lexical item. No separate regional spelling or grammatical inflection entry. Commonness: moderately common.