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immodesty

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Noun
  • With its insistent, obsessive patter, not to mention its unrelenting commitment to in-your-face vulgarity, Sherman’s comedy is hardly for everyone.
    Naomi Fry, New Yorker, 6 Dec. 2025
  • The artist’s way, of course, is sincere, even if in the case of Dracula, sincerity begets just under three hours of unsparing cultural commentary and full goose bozo vulgarity.
    Andy Crump, Time, 31 Oct. 2025
Noun
  • There’s no hiding it—the most memorable dresses are those that make an undeniable impression, and designers are embracing the boldness.
    Rosie Jarman, Vogue, 3 Jan. 2026
  • The menu carries that same old-school, big-city boldness, with roasted lobster tails sumptuous with bone marrow, duck confit, cappelletti with braised beef, and hand-cut, dry-aged steaks sourced from Fred Linz in, yep, Chicago.
    Matthew Odam, Austin American Statesman, 29 Dec. 2025
Noun
  • The Krampus scares children, to remind them of the wages of naughtiness.
    Veronique Greenwood, Time, 21 Dec. 2025
  • Last but not least is a 12-week-old dog named Sunny, who has truly leaned into the naughtiness of being a puppy.
    Liz O'Connell, MSNBC Newsweek, 16 Aug. 2025
Noun
  • That straight-forwardness is a hallmark not only of her marketing insights, but also of her leadership.
    Katherine Fung, MSNBC Newsweek, 15 Aug. 2025
Noun
  • Once there, however, Rhoda discovers more than Max’s indiscretions.
    Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 6 Jan. 2026
  • But Clinton’s ties to the Epstein case are a reminder of how his political promise has always been tempered by personal indiscretions.
    Steven Sloan, Fortune, 21 Dec. 2025
Noun
  • Unfortunately, the austerity and elegance of the downstairs dining room acts as a dampener, hushing the salad’s brashness and sapping much of the fun.
    Helen Rosner, New Yorker, 14 Dec. 2025
  • Eddie’s brashness contrasted with Gus’s more reserved nature, but their differences amused one another.
    Rob Rossi, New York Times, 10 Oct. 2025
Noun
  • There’s some rudeness, aggressive conversations, and crudeness, but nothing too over the top.
    Lynnette Nicholas, Parents, 4 Aug. 2025
Noun
  • Getty Images In the study, researchers crafted job adverts that called for a candidate high in one of six personality factors including honesty-humility, emotionality, extroversion, agreeableness, conscientiousness, and openness to experience.
    Melissa Fleur Afshar, MSNBC Newsweek, 1 Sep. 2025
  • This is perhaps best understood in terms of one of the Big Five Personality traits – introversion and extraversion – as many people have come to realize that there are individual differences, but one is not inherently better than the other.
    Mary Crossan, Forbes.com, 30 Aug. 2025
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“Immodesty.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/immodesty. Accessed 13 Jan. 2026.

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