adjective
- superlative form of modest; most modest
Usage: archaic; nonstandard
Examples
- In older texts, one might find ‘the modestest of all the candidates.’
- Modern usage prefers ‘most modest’ over ‘modestest.’
- The modestest proposal was also the most practical.
- She was the modestest person in the room, according to the old diary.
- Contemporary writers avoid ‘modestest’ in favor of standard forms.