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Pifling vs Modest - What's the difference?

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Pifling is a related term of modest.


As an adjective modest is

not bragging or boasting about oneself or one's achievements, unpretentious, humble.

pifling

Not English

Pifling has no English definition. It may be misspelled.

English words similar to 'pifling':

peopling, piffling, pebbling, poppling, popeling, puffling, pabbling

modest

English

Adjective

(en-adj)
  • Not bragging or boasting about oneself or one's achievements, unpretentious, humble.
  • Small, moderate in size.
    • He earns a modest amount of money.
    Her latest novel was a modest success.
  • (especially of behaviour or clothing) Avoiding being sexually suggestive.

    • Synonyms

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    Antonyms

    * immodest

    Derived terms

    * modest proposal * modesty