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Definition of unobtrusively - 2 dictionary results

un⋅ob⋅tru⋅sive

  [uhn-uhb-troo-siv]
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–adjective
not obtrusive; inconspicuous, unassertive, or reticent.
Origin:
1735–45; un- 1 + obtrusive

Related forms:
un⋅ob⋅tru⋅sive⋅ly, adverb
un⋅ob⋅tru⋅sive⋅ness, noun
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un·ob·tru·sive   (ŭn'əb-trōō'sĭv)   
adj.  Not undesirably noticeable or blatant; inconspicuous.
un'ob·tru'sive·ly adv., un'ob·tru'sive·ness n.
The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition
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