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unobtrusive

[ uhn-uh b-troo-siv ]

/ ˌʌn əbˈtru sɪv /

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adjective

not obtrusive; inconspicuous, unassertive, or reticent.

Origin of unobtrusive

First recorded in 1735–45; un-¹ + obtrusive

OTHER WORDS FROM unobtrusive

un·ob·tru·sive·ly, adverb un·ob·tru·sive·ness, noun

Words nearby unobtrusive

unnumbered, uno, unobserved, unobstructed, unobtainable, unobtrusive, unoccupied, unofficial, unopened, unopposed, unorganized

Example sentences from the Web for unobtrusive

“These are problem-solving products but that incorporate technology in a really subtle, unobtrusive way,” she says.

Wearables Hit the Runway at Fashion Week |Raquel Laneri |September 11, 2014 |DAILY BEAST
What Hensrud and his team want is to make your diet as unobtrusive as possible.

Do I Have to Read The Mayo Clinic Diet? |William Boot |February 6, 2010 |DAILY BEAST
For the most part, his is an unobtrusive presence, and he wisely leaves the film and phone recordings to tell their own tale.

Reliving Mumbai's 9/11 |Tunku Varadarajan |November 19, 2009 |DAILY BEAST
But he was quiet, unobtrusive and modest and generally allowed the loud-mouthed one to have his way.

The Southerner |Thomas Dixon

But he would never have been selected for either honour, if he had not first done his unobtrusive duty as a quiet citizen.

The Gold that Glitters |Emily Sarah Holt
It was so unobtrusive that I myself had not, during these last weeks, noticed it.

The Dark Forest |Hugh Walpole
Who has been occupying an unobtrusive position, taking notes.

The Prude's Progress |Jerome K. Jerome
I remember in my early manhood going to Guildford on the Wey, and trying to find that unobtrusive rivulet.

Certain Personal Matters |H. G. Wells

British Dictionary definitions for unobtrusive

unobtrusive

/ (ˌʌnəbˈtruːsɪv) /

adjective

not noticeable or conspicuous

Derived forms of unobtrusive

unobtrusively, adverb