Modest and Usual

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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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Usual and modest are semantically related in average topic. In some cases you can use "Usual" instead an adjective "Modest".

Usual adjective - Accepted, used, or practiced by most people.

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Modest and usual are semantically related in average topic. Sometimes you can use "Modest" instead an adjective "Usual".

Nearby Words: usually, usualness

She starts in her usual robes, but one hit knocks them off, leaving her in shorts and a shirt, which is tastefully only slightly less modest than her usual wardrobe.

Source: Clothing Damage
Apparently Alexstraza thought her usual bikini wasn't fit attire for a courtroom, and donned a more modest dress instead.

Source: Literature / War Crimes
Adaptational Modesty: In the films and cartoons she doesn't have her usual Leotard of Power from the comics - usually donning a more modest bodysuit.

Source: Comic Book / Storm

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