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unpretentiously

[uhn-pri-ten-shuhs] Origin

un·pre·ten·tious

[uhn-pri-ten-shuhs]
adjective
not pretentious; modest; without ostentatious display; plain: his unpretentious demeanor; an unpretentious summer resort.

Origin:
1855–60; un-1 + pretentious

un·pre·ten·tious·ly, adverb
un·pre·ten·tious·ness, noun


humble, unpretending, plain, open, easy.

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Word Origin & History

unpretentious
1859, from un- (1) "not" + pretentious.
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