Immodesty
[ih-mod-ist] /ɪˈmɒd ɪst/
adjective
1.
not modest in conduct, utterance, etc.; indecent; shameless.
2.
not modest in assertion or pretension; forward; impudent.
/ɪˈmɒdɪst/
adjective
1.
indecent, esp with regard to sexual propriety; improper
2.
bold, impudent, or shameless
n.
1590s, from Latin immodestia “intemperate conduct,” from immodestus (see immodest).
adj.
1560s, “arrogant, impudent, pretentious,” from Latin immodestus “unrestrained, excessive,” from assimilated form of in- “not, opposite of” (see in- (1)) + modestus (see modest). Meaning “indecent” is from 1580s. Related: immodestly.
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