unflashyadj.
/(ˌ)ʌnˈflaʃi/, U.S. /ˌənˈflæʃi/ Not showy or ostentatious; restrained, tasteful.
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the mind > attention and judgement > good taste > aesthetic quality or good taste > [adjective]
well-fancied1638
tasteful1756
tasty1762
taste-meter1814
unflashy1870
1870 J. P. Robson Evangeline 372 You will find flashing fountains for unflashy friars.
1933 Nevada State Jrnl. 22 Aug. 6/7 They come and go in an unflashy and unselfish style.
1967 Punch 29 Nov. p. x/2 Unflashy surroundings designed to relax diners... Very good French cooking.
1979 Guardian 9 Oct. 19/8 King is a quiet, unflashy man.
2002 Daily Tel. 23 Apr. 16/2 Gareth Machin's unflashy, period-costume revival boasts a sterling musical arrangement by John O'Hara.
Derivatives
unˈflashily adv.
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1956 M. Swan Paradise Garden i. 12 He had the look of a man who had secured himself sensibly in some form of hierarchy and would rise, unflashily, to the top.
1963 Taos (New Mexico) News 28 Feb. 14/4 Quietly and unflashily another skier calmly did most of his turns most competently backwards on even the steepest of slopes.
2002 Daily Tel. 2 July 19/6 The Diana, Princess of Wales Memorial Fund has been quietly—one might almost say unflashily—continuing its charitable work.
This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2018; most recently modified version published online March 2022).
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