assumed
adjective
adopted in order to deceive; fictitious; pretended; feigned.
unassumed
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a word derived from
assumed.
Example Sentences
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In the finished film Rogers' unassumed self-consciousness helps to make sharper his portrait of an Oklahoma oil man who takes his family to Paris to get background.
From Time Magazine Archive
Sir Andrew's eyes followed the pretty little figure, until it had quite disappeared, then they met Lady Blakeney's with unassumed merriment.
From The Scarlet Pimpernel by Emmuska Orczy, Baroness Orczy
It was laughable enough; but, tired of being stared at and anxious for something to eat, we crawled out of our polog and watched with unassumed interest the preparation of supper.
From Tent Life in Siberia by George Kennan
Gora regarded her with frank admiration, wholly unassumed.
From Black Oxen by Gertrude Franklin Horn Atherton
Her tone almost startled him, its unassumed cheerfulness was so unlooked for.
From The Wings of the Morning by Louis Tracy
