unassuming

[uhn-uh-soo-ming]

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adjective

modest; unpretentious.

Origin of unassuming

First recorded in 1720–30; un-¹ + assuming

Related formsun·as·sum·ing·ly, adverbun·as·sum·ing·ness, noun

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Related Words for unassumingly

patiently, serenely, quietly, simply, plainly, humbly, placidly, purely, chastely, demurely, diffidently, shyly, unobtrusively, virtuously

Examples from the Web for unassumingly

Historical Examples of unassumingly

These virtues he wore modestly and unassumingly as an accustomed garment.
The Forest
Stewart Edward White
"Good old Joe" we called him, because he was possessed of all the old-fashioned virtues, and unassumingly lived up to them.
Tramping on Life
Harry Kemp
That evening found Selwood, quietly and unassumingly attired, examining the purlieus of Soho.
The Herapath Property
J. S. Fletcher
Unless you sat across the tea-table from him and now and then, while he quietly and unassumingly talked, met his eyes.
Aurora the Magnificent
Gertrude Hall
He goes along quietly and unassumingly, writes a couple of failures and then—bang!
Nat Goodwin's Book
Nat C. Goodwin

British Dictionary definitions for unassumingly

unassuming

adjective

modest or unpretentious

Derived Formsunassumingly, adverbunassumingness, noun

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Word Origin and History for unassumingly

unassuming

adj.

"unpretentious," 1726, from un- (1) "not" + infinitive of assume.