overmodest

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of Synonyms for overmodest
Adjective
  • The only real originality in the accounts of Jesus’ virgin birth is their distinctly Jewish and prudish tone, with the impregnation dignified and at arm’s length rather than represented, as in the Hellenistic myths, as a shower of gold or the lovemaking of an amorous swan.
    Adam Gopnik, The New Yorker, 24 Mar. 2025
  • The Comstock Act is a relic, not just of a more prudish era in American history, but of an age when the sort of individual rights that modern Americans take for granted effectively did not exist.
    Ian Millhiser, Vox, 27 May 2024
Adjective
  • Take the core pieces of prim school attire—a crisp button-down, pleated skirt, and overcoat—and give them fashion flare by reimagining the color palette with a pop of pink.
    Talia Abbas, Vogue, 27 Mar. 2025
  • And the four women — sensible Billie, prim Helen, brash Mary Alice and madcap Natalie — may be next on the hitlist.
    Chris Hewitt, Boston Herald, 23 Mar. 2025
Adjective
  • No one has ever rushed to the theatre for the sake of Hero and Claudio, the secondary lovers, whose wooings and sunderings, though eventful, seem like very small beer compared with the rich flirtatious spirits of the primary pair.
    Anthony Lane, New Yorker, 28 Mar. 2025
  • This is a romantic day, and relations with others, even casual interactions, might have a flirtatious overtone.
    Georgia Nicols, Denver Post, 27 Mar. 2025
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“Overmodest.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/overmodest. Accessed 5 Apr. 2025.

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