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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

It enabled him to detect accessible moments, do inobtrusive friendly services, and above all amuse his quarry.

From The Research Magnificent by H. G. (Herbert George) Wells

Young, and artless, and innocent, meaning no harm, and thinking none; affectionate as a smiling infant—playful, yet inobtrusive, as a weaned lamb—everybody loved her.

From The Works of Charles Lamb in Four Volumes, Volume 4 by Charles Lamb

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 Rosalind Northcote

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