This passage likely adds a layer of irony to the title "A Modest Proposal" by suggesting that the proposal being made is not actually modest or reasonable at all. It may make the reader question the true intentions or seriousness behind the proposal, leading to a more critical interpretation of the title.
more modest, most modest
Cinderella is modest because in the movie she always was modest
The word 'modest' is an adjective, a word used to describe a noun.Adjectives do not have singular and plural forms.Adjectives have degrees: modest, more modest, most modest.
The tree was modest and shared the rainwater with the flowers.
unmodest
modest humble unassuming reserved there are different ways to use modest.
humble
Modest Mussorgsky's birth name is Modest Petrovich Mussorgsky.
comparative - more modest superlative - most modest
No, the word 'modest' is an adjective, a word that describes a noun (a modest donation).The abstract noun form of the adjective 'modest' is modesty.
The word modest is an adjective, a word that describes a noun: a modest income, a modest winner.The noun form for the adjective modest is modestness.Another noun form is modesty.