unobtrusive
[uhn-uh b-troo-siv]
- not obtrusive; inconspicuous, unassertive, or reticent.
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Origin of unobtrusive
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Related Words
subduedself-effacingunassumingunpretentiouslow-keyrestrainedinconspicuousunnoticeablehumblemeekmodestquietreservedretiringtastefulunostentatiouslow-profileExamples from the Web for unobtrusive
Contemporary Examples
“These are problem-solving products but that incorporate technology in a really subtle, unobtrusive way,” she says.
What Hensrud and his team want is to make your diet as unobtrusive as possible.
For the most part, his is an unobtrusive presence, and he wisely leaves the film and phone recordings to tell their own tale.
Historical Examples
They were quite as anxious for meat--promptly--as anybody, and were as unobtrusive as shadows.
The Leopard WomanStewart Edward White
He left the scene of his daily labours quickly like an unobtrusive shadow.
The Secret AgentJoseph Conrad
And when you do lie awake at night, it is always making its unobtrusive appeal.
The ForestStewart Edward White
But the comers and goers were all of the most unobtrusive and ordinary cast.
His manners and demeanor were extremely modest and unobtrusive.
unobtrusive
- not noticeable or conspicuous
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