Modest and Mean

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Modest adjective - Being about midway between extremes of amount or size.

Usage example: he was awarded a modest pension when he retired

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Mean is a synonym for modest. In some cases you can use "Mean" instead an adjective "Modest".

Mean adjective - Being about midway between extremes of amount or size.

Usage example: for the state of Florida, what is the mean number of sunny days per month?

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Modest is a synonym for mean in lowly topic. Sometimes you can use "Modest" instead an adjective "Mean", if it concerns topics such as poor.

Nearby Words: means, meaning, meanness, meant, meanly

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