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im‧mod‧est
1 having a very high opinion of yourself and your abilities, and not embarrassed about telling people how clever you are [≠ modest]: 
Webb was an immodest publicist of his own achievements.
Webb was an immodest publicist of his own achievements.2 clothes that are immodest show too much of someone's body [= revealing; ≠ modest]
3 old-fashioned behaviour that is immodest shocks or embarrasses people : They thought it was immodest for both sexes to swim together.
They thought it was immodest for both sexes to swim together. —immodestly adverb
—immodesty noun [uncountable]
