low profile
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noun
a deliberately inconspicuous, modest, or anonymous manner.
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Origin of low profile
First recorded in1970–75
OTHER WORDS FROM low profile
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British Dictionary definitions for low profile
low profile
noun
- a position or attitude characterized by a deliberate avoidance of prominence or publicity
- (as modifier)a low-profile approach
adjective low-profile
(of a tyre) wide in relation to its height
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Other Idioms and Phrases with low profile
low profile
see keep a low profile.
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