Unobtrusively

//ˌʌn.əbˈtɹuː.sɪv.li// adv

adv ·Rare ·Advanced level

Definitions

Adverb
  1. 1
    In an unobtrusive manner; in a manner that is not noticeable or blatant.

    "He felt not the slightest doubt in his mind that this was the girl who had written him, and, having given an order to the waiter, he started to study her face as unobtrusively as possible."

Adverb
  1. 1
    in an unobtrusive manner wordnet

Synonyms

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decentlygracefullyhumblyinconspicuouslyinconspicuouslymeekly

Example

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"He felt not the slightest doubt in his mind that this was the girl who had written him, and, having given an order to the waiter, he started to study her face as unobtrusively as possible."

Etymology

From unobtrusive + -ly or un- + obtrusively.

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