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Modest Insult

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adjective

• (quantifier used with mass nouns) small in quantity or degree; not much or almost none or (with `a') at least some

noun

• a deliberate discourteous act (usually as an expression of anger or disapproval)

adjective satellite

• lacking substance or significance

• being of delicate or slender build

verb

• pay no attention to, disrespect

34%6 About whom Churchill purportedly said "A modest man who has much to be modest about"
noun

• British statesman and leader of the Labour Party who instituted the welfare state in Britain (1883-1967)

19%7Insult or offense
noun

• a deliberately offensive act or something producing the effect of deliberate disrespect

verb

• treat, mention, or speak to rudely

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