modest vs swaggering

modest

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

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

  • Pure and delicate from a sense of propriety. 

  • Small, moderate in size. 

swaggering

adj
  • Boastful, proud, self-confident. 

noun
  • Boastful, blustering behaviour. 

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