overmodest

overmodest

English

Etymology

Etymology tree
Proto-Indo-European *úp
Proto-Indo-European *-er
Proto-Indo-European *upér
Proto-Germanic *uber
Old English ofer-
Middle English over-
English over-
English modest
English overmodest

    From over- + modest.

    Adjective

    overmodest (comparative more overmodest, superlative most overmodest)

    1. Excessively modest.

    Derived terms

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