Timeline for Usage difference between modest vs decent?
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| Dec 19, 2012 at 21:39 | comment | added | Ryan Haber | The sentence itself gives no context. Except to compare the word modest to decent, and ask whether the comparison is appropriate. | |
| Dec 19, 2012 at 21:38 | comment | added | Ryan Haber | @Marthaª, Merriam-Webster disagrees: mod·est [mod-ist] adjective 1. having or showing a moderate or humble estimate of one's merits, importance, etc.; free from vanity, egotism, boastfulness, or great pretensions. 2. free from ostentation or showy extravagance: a modest house. 3. having or showing regard for the decencies of behavior, speech, dress, etc.; decent: a modest neckline on a dress. 4. limited or moderate in amount, extent, etc.: a modest increase in salary. | |
| Dec 17, 2012 at 22:59 | comment | added | Marthaª | "She was a very modest woman" implies nothing whatsoever about her dress. A close synonym of modest in this particular context would be shy. | |
| Dec 13, 2012 at 20:31 | history | answered | Ryan Haber | CC BY-SA 3.0 |