unassuming
adjective
modest; unpretentious.
unassumingly
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a word derived from
unassuming.
Example Sentences
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The two performances, by Ben Whishaw and Rebecca Hall, are unassumingly superb, and the film serves as a uniquely touching tribute to Hujar, who died of AIDS-related complications at age 53 in 1987.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 15, 2025
For nearly five decades, the record-breaking painting unassumingly adorned the walls of a Norwegian hospital, overlooked and undervalued.
From BBC ● Mar. 28, 2025
Like that era’s songwriters and producers, Musgraves is steeped in folk music and seemingly diaristic, but also unassumingly savvy about pop structures and studio possibilities.
From New York Times ● Mar. 14, 2024
In person, Rainbow is soft-spoken, reflective and unassumingly witty.
From Los Angeles Times ● May 24, 2022
I believed that I could not better atone for this ridiculous hastiness than by remaining unassumingly near her.
From A Divided Heart and Other Stories by Paul Heyse
