modest vs pencil-thin

modest

adj
  • Small, moderate in size. 

  • 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. 

pencil-thin

adj
  • Somewhat cylindrical and slender like a pencil; also, tall and thin. 

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