adjective
EXAMPLES FROM OTHER ENTRIES
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a hard-working, unassuming father of four
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By now Chapman was famous, but on a social level he remained as unassuming as ever.
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I often see her in the library. She's such a nice, unassuming person.
EXAMPLES FROM CORPUS
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He prefers khakis and is about as low key and unassuming as they come.
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He was unassuming in his manners, and when relieved from the cares of business, was a cheerful and agreeable companion.
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He was quiet and unassuming , an indifferent soldier but an able ruler.
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His unassuming manner and relaxed style of writing and storytelling are deceptive.
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However, this unassuming manner concealed an iron will.
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Jayasuriya's unassuming darts were well directed and by the time he was bowling, the pitch was unreliable.
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Yet this unassuming treatise, written by Amelia Simmons, is a giant in culinary history.