Modest and Okay

Modest

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

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

Okay

Okay adjective - Being satisfactory or in satisfactory condition.

Modest and okay are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Modest" instead an adjective "Okay".

Nearby Words: okayed, okaying

Both words in one sentence

  • Manic Pixie Dream Girl Possibly a Deconstructed Character Archetype, since it seems Herucalmo was not okay with this: when the Queen died, he finally got sick of being the stable, modest, supportive guy and usurped the throne for himself.
  • The Big Bang Theory started off with okay ratings consistent enough to keep it on and it survived the 2007 writers strike virtually unscathed in writing quality (largely due to its episodic nature), unlike a lot of other shows which made TBBT's modest success stand out more.
    Source: Sleeper Hit
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