unassuming

[ uhn-uh-soo-ming ]

/ ˌʌn əˈsu mɪŋ /

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adjective

modest; unpretentious.

Nearby words

unary operation, unashamed, unasked, unassailable, unassisted, unassuming, unattached, unattainable, unattended, unattractive, unattributed

Origin of unassuming

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

Related forms

un·as·sum·ing·ly, adverbun·as·sum·ing·ness, noun

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Examples from the Web for unassumingly

That evening found Selwood, quietly and unassumingly attired, examining the purlieus of Soho.
The Herapath Property|J. S. Fletcher
These virtues he wore modestly and unassumingly as an accustomed garment.
The Forest|Stewart Edward White
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 unassumingly disposed himself for a stay, examined the backs of several books, and acted altogether as if he were at home.
The Song of Songs|Hermann Sudermann

"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

British Dictionary definitions for unassumingly

unassuming

/ (ˌʌnəˈsjuːmɪŋ) /

adjective

modest or unpretentious

Derived Forms

unassumingly, adverbunassumingness, noun

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unassuming

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unassuming

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