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inobtrusive

American  
[in-uhb-troo-siv] / ˌɪn əbˈtru sɪv /

adjective

  1. unobtrusive.


Etymology

Origin of inobtrusive

First recorded in 1790–1800; in- 3 + obtrusive

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More often, though, the camera’s positioning, movement and focus are inobtrusive.

From Los Angeles Times Mar. 16, 2023

Paar kept saying: "I don't know what to do," and Rooney claimed: "I'm not trying to be inobtrusive."

From Time Magazine Archive

He is the oldest frequenter of the place, the latest sitter-up, well-informed, inobtrusive, and that sturdy old English character, a lover of truth and justice.

From Table Talk Essays on Men and Manners by Hazlitt, William

Old girls pointed her out to one another in a fashion that was meant to209 be inobtrusive but that would have flattered the vanity of any other freshman.

From Betty Wales Senior by Warde, Margaret

The little inobtrusive haven of Beer was in every way convenient for smugglers, and was naturally much beloved by them.

From Devon, Its Moorlands, Streams and Coasts by Northcote, Rosalind

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