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self-effacing

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Definition of self-effacing

adjective

  • not claiming attention for oneself; retiring and modest:his demeanour was self-effacing, gracious, and polite

Derivatives

self-effacement

noun

self-effacingly

adverb

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Definition of self-effacing in the US English dictionary
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