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American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition

  1. adj. Not undesirably noticeable or blatant; inconspicuous.

Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia

  1. Not obtrusive; not forward; modest; inconspicuous.

Wiktionary

  1. adj. Not noticeable or blatant; inconspicuous.

GNU Webster's 1913

  1. adj. Not obtrusive; not presuming; modest.

WordNet 3.0

  1. adj. not obtrusive or undesirably noticeable

Examples

  • “Nudging people for their own benefit in unobtrusive ways is part of what the co-authors call “libertarian paternalism,” a seeming oxymoron that links the notions of freedom from constraint and firm, well-intentioned guidance.”

    The unbearable arrogance of the "Nudge-ers"

  • “Google says they will be, quote, "unobtrusive" -- uh-huh, likely story -- and will appear at the bottom of some of the videos for 10 seconds.”

    CNN Transcript Aug 22, 2007

  • “He was some years younger than Marsden, and dressed soberly but in the very height of fashion, his lightly starched collar reaching to his ears, and a white waistcoat picked out with black calling unobtrusive attention to the slenderness of his waist.”

    Hornblower And The Crisis

  • “So was Hochberg, with a manner parents describe as unobtrusive and comforting.”

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  • “As mentioned before, the graphics are nothing to write home about, but at least they're unobtrusive, which is in marked contrast to the music, which is quite catchy at first but becomes stressful after playing more than ten minutes.”

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  • “This is generally what's referred to as unobtrusive JavaScript.”

    Boagworld recommends

  • “The look is at once handsome and unobtrusive, which is particularly useful when the speakers flank a video screen.”

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  • “The movie spares us Perotta's labored, cliche-ridden, "unobtrusive" writing.”

    Film and Literature

  • “DuckDuckGo will place an "unobtrusive" ad on the results page that is tied to the search query, but that's the extent of targeting, Weinberg said.”

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