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M — Mistrustful to Monstrous (Part 6 of 11)

    2. Chaste, pure, virtuous.
    3. Moderate, decent, becoming, proper.

Modesty, n.

    1. Unobtrusiveness, retiring disposition, freedom from presumption.
    2. Chastity, purity, decency.
    3. Moderation, decency, propriety.

Modicum, n. Little, trifle, small quantity.

Modification, n.

    1. Alteration, variation, qualification, change.
    2. Form, mode, state, manner.

Modify, v. a.

    1. Shape, alter, change, vary, give a new form to.
    2. Moderate, qualify, soften, lower.

Modish, a.

    1. Fashionable, stylish.
    2. Conventional, ceremonious.

Modulate, v. a.

    1. Attune, harmonize, tune.
    2. Inflect (as the voice), vary in tune and accentuation.
    3. Proportion, adjust, adapt.

Modus operandi. [L.] Process, way, method, mode of operation, way of doing, manner of operating.

Mohammedan, n. Mahometan, Mussulman, Moslem.