overmodest in English
adjective
excessively modest; overly humble; prudish in thought or dress
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1. Affectedly modest or shy especially in a playful or provocative way [syn: demure , overmodest ] showing marked and often playful or irritating evasiveness or reluctance to make a definite or committing statement; "a politician coy about his intentions"