Modest and Miserly

Modest

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

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

Miserly

Miserly adjective - Giving or sharing as little as possible.

Modest and miserly are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Modest" instead an adjective "Miserly".

Nearby Words: miserable, miserliness, miser
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