down-at-heel vs modest

down-at-heel

modest

adj
  • Intending to avoid the encouraging of sexual attraction in others. 

  • Not bragging or boasting about oneself or one's achievements; unpretentious, humble. 

  • Pure and delicate from a sense of propriety. 

  • Small, moderate in size. 

How often have the words down-at-heel and modest occurred in a corpus of books? (source: Google Ngram Viewer )