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Discover LudwigThe phrase "rather modest" is correct and usable in written English.
It can be used to describe something that is not extravagant or overly showy, but still impressive or satisfactory. Example: She lived in a rather modest apartment, but it was cozy and well-decorated.
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What is behind this rather modest figure?
Its overall surplus is rather modest.
Dean E. Murphy:... your volume of work is rather modest.
The apparent trigger for the President's pique was rather modest.
But in substance, the change may be rather modest.
It's just a very good, rather modest, eminently worthwhile reform.
His claims for art are insistent but rather modest.
By today's standards, Mr. Fogel said, that is rather modest.
Switch grasses (Panicums) have a rather modest appeal.
The materials needed for collecting and processing foraminifera are generally rather modest.
The cost of attending the School of Jurisprudence was — at first — rather modest.
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