effacing

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Susan was self-effacing, and she enjoyed listening to Honora's views on all topics Susan, like Peter, was taken for granted.

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  • The Pilot Project is self-effacing: we were here, so stay away. —  F ;SF; - vol 086 issue 06 - June 1994
  • I shall be so self-effacing that he will not even realize I am in the room with him. —  Mary Balogh - The Temporary Wife
  • The robotic servants were silent and self-effacing, reluctant to put forth any sign of “personality,” for personality was what Arthur had come here to get away from. —  FTITLESF,Apr2004
  • It manages to be both self-effacing (I'm just a liar, folks) and self-congratulatory in that oh-but-what-a-rake-I-am way. —  Bookslut
  • Quiet and self-effacing, Birbiglia's style is Seinfeldian; he observes situations and relates them with a comic twist - sans Jerry's confidence. —  The Full Feed from HuffingtonPost.com
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