Modest and Mere

Modest

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

Mere and modest are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Mere" instead an adjective "Modest".

Mere

Mere adjective - Being this and no more.

Modest and mere are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Modest" instead an adjective "Mere".

Nearby Word: merely
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