unimposingadj.
/ˌʌnɪmˈpəʊzɪŋ/, U.S. /ˌənᵻmˈpoʊzɪŋ/ΘΚΠ
the world > action or operation > easiness > [adjective] > not onerous or burdensome
lightOE
softa1200
unchargeantc1380
unimposing1736
canny1737
untroublesome1766
unburdensome1792
unvexatious1827
1736 J. Thomson Prospect: 5th Pt. Liberty 626 Beauteous Order reigns, Manly Submission, unimposing Toil.
2. Unimpressive.
ΘΚΠ
the mind > emotion > humility > modesty > [adjective] > unimpressive or unimposing
unimpressive1796
unimposing1809
1809 C. Simeon in W. Carus Life (1847) 272 The slow unimposing voice.
1854 H. H. Milman Hist. Lat. Christianity III. vii. ii. 169 A grey haired man..of small unimposing stature.
1871 J. Earle Philol. Eng. Tongue viii. 421 A feature..unimposing in its appearance.
Derivatives
unimˈposingly adv.
ΘΚΠ
the mind > emotion > humility > modesty > [adverb] > unimpressively or unimposingly
unimpressively1832
unimposingly1880
1880 I. L. Bird Unbeaten Tracks Japan I. 15 The British Consulate, imposingly ugly;..the Union Church,..unimposingly so.
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adj.1736