Definition of unobtrusively in English:
unobtrusively
adverb ʌnəbˈtruːsɪvliˌənəbˈtrusɪvli
In a way that is not conspicuous or attracting attention.
he slipped unobtrusively out of the flat
he practised his faith quietly and unobtrusively
Example sentencesExamples
- At the hospitals, he would unobtrusively photograph patients waiting there with their relatives.
- The challenge is to insert a home unobtrusively into a bluff overlooking the ocean.
- The haunting, original music washes unobtrusively over the scenes, giving them a sense of connection.
- Magically, unobtrusively, without artifice, they quilt the language into the immediate present.
- It's especially well suited to bedrooms, where the clean white colour blends unobtrusively with the walls.
Definition of unobtrusively in US English:
unobtrusively
adverbˌənəbˈtrusɪvliˌənəbˈtro͞osivlē
In a way that is not conspicuous or attracting attention.
he slipped unobtrusively out of the apartment
he practiced his faith quietly and unobtrusively
Example sentencesExamples
- At the hospitals, he would unobtrusively photograph patients waiting there with their relatives.
- The challenge is to insert a home unobtrusively into a bluff overlooking the ocean.
- Magically, unobtrusively, without artifice, they quilt the language into the immediate present.
- The haunting, original music washes unobtrusively over the scenes, giving them a sense of connection.
- It's especially well suited to bedrooms, where the clean white colour blends unobtrusively with the walls.