Modest
Modest adjective - Free from any trace of the coarse or indecent.
Usage example: tended to wear more modest swimsuits than the thong-clad guests at the resort
Proper is a synonym for modest in behaviour topic. In some cases you can use "Proper" instead an adjective "Modest", when it comes to topics like character trait, humble, decent, decorous.
Mutual synonyms
Both words in one sentence
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Being a shonen centered on fighting, Gamaran has a modest number of BFS users, usually with a proper justification, and tend to be focused on One-Hit Kill tactics.
Source: BFS -
H can only see Gun That Sings as his personal concubine, but through the power of marriage and his influence he plans to make a proper, modest woman of her.
Source: Literature / Six-Gun Snow White -
No OSHA Compliance: The buildings in Little Rodentia don't appear to have proper foundations, allowing even a relatively modest-sized weasel running on the rooftops to make them fall like dominoes.
Source: Disney / Zootopia
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