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–adjective

1.	not modest in conduct, utterance, etc.; indecent; shameless.

2.	not modest in assertion or pretension; forward; impudent.

[Origin: 1560–70; < L immodestus unrestrained, immoderate. See im-², modest

]

—Related forms

im·mod·est·ly, adverb

im·mod·es·ty, noun

—Synonyms 2. vain, exaggerated, inflated.

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im·mod·est Audio Help (ĭ-mŏd'ĭst) Pronunciation Key
adj.

Lacking modesty.
1. Offending against sexual mores in conduct or appearance; indecent: a bathing suit considered immodest by the local people.
2. Not properly restrained in expression or self-assertion; boastful: immodest claims in advertising and promotion.
Arrogant.

[Latin immodestus : in-, not; see in-¹ + modestus, moderate, modest; see med- in Indo-European roots.]

im·mod'est·ly adv., im·mod'es·ty n.

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immodesty
noun
1.	the trait of being vain and conceited [ant: modestness]
2.	the perverse act of exposing and attracting attention to your own genitals [syn: exhibitionism]