27 entries under modest topic. ×

21
prim(adjective, plain, stiff, particular)
16
prudish(adjective, tough, correct, severe, firm)
15
puritanical(adjective, tough, correct, severe, firm)
12
stuffy(adjective, tough, correct, severe, firm)
5
square(adjective, tough, correct, severe, firm)
3
demure(adjective, correct, polite, decent)
2
genteel(adjective, plain, decent, particular)
2
nice(polite, decent, moral, particular)
1
polite(correct, decent, moral, particular)
1
punctilious(adjective, tough, correct, severe, firm)
1
refined(polite, decent, moral, prim)
1
solid(severe, polite, decent, moral)
1
straight(adjective, tough, correct, severe, firm)
0
by the book(solid, polite, decent, moral)
0
by the numbers(expression, solid, polite, square)
0
comely(polite, decent, moral, prim)
0
comme il faut(expression, polite, decent, moral)
0
conforming(polite, decent, moral, prim)
0
courteous(polite, prim)
0
de rigueur(expression, polite, decent, moral)
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