Unostentatious

adj

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Definitions

Adjective
  1. 1
    Not ostentatious; simple; unpresuming.

    "But terror had overpowered the scanty remains of a body once so powerful, and sensible they were only suffered to remain in this ancient seat by connivance and from compassion, they did not venture upon taking any step which might be construed into an assertion of their ancient rights, contenting themselves with the secret and obscure exercise of their religious ceremonial, in as unostentatious a manner as was possible."

Adjective
  1. 1
    not ostentatious wordnet
  2. 2
    exhibiting restrained good taste wordnet

Synonyms

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bashfuldiscreethomelyhumbleinconspicuousmeek

Example

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"But terror had overpowered the scanty remains of a body once so powerful, and sensible they were only suffered to remain in this ancient seat by connivance and from compassion, they did not venture upon taking any step which might be construed into an assertion of their ancient rights, contenting themselves with the secret and obscure exercise of their religious ceremonial, in as unostentatious a manner as was possible."

Etymology

From un- + ostentatious.

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