unobtrusive
pronunciation
How to pronounce unobtrusive in British English:
UK [ˌʌnəbˈtruːsɪv]
How to pronounce unobtrusive in American English:
US [ˌʌnəbˈtruːsɪv]
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- Adjective:
- not obtrusive or undesirably noticeable
Word Origin
- unobtrusive (adj.)
- from un- (1) + obtrusive (adj.). Related: Unobtrusively; unobtrusiveness.
Example
- 1. Unobtrusive , yet highly functional way to provide filtration .
- 2. His quiest , unobtrusive presence was hardly observed .
- 3. Adopt a clearly visible , but unobtrusive mechanism to alert the user of missing resources .
- 4. We will try to be as unobtrusive as possible .
- 5. He 's a quiet unobtrusive student , but always does well in the examination .