Unobserved

adj, adv

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Definitions

Adjective
  1. 1
    Not seen or observed.

    "Such practices as Theſe, too groſs to lye / Long unobſerv'd by each diſcerning Eye, / The more judicious Iſraelites Unſpell'd, / Though ſtill the Charm the giddy Rabble held, [...]"

Adjective
  1. 1
    unnoticed wordnet
Adverb
  1. 1
    Whilst not being seen or observed.

Synonyms

All synonyms
unnoticedbehind the curtainbehind the scenescamouflagedconcealeddisguised

Example

More examples

"She washed his back and shoulders for him, and whilst she did so, his skin seemed to her to be so fine and soft that more than once, unobserved by him, she touched herself, doubting which of them had the softer and more delicate skin."

Etymology

From un- + observed.

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