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unostentatiously
adverb
approvinguk /ʌnˌɒs.tenˈteɪ.ʃəs.li/ us /ʌnˌɑː.stənˈteɪ.ʃəs.li/
in a way that does not obviously show your money, possessions, or power, because you are not interested in making other people notice or admire you:
They are very wealthy, but live relatively unostentatiously in a small town.
She always dressed unostentatiously, often in black.
He was unostentatiously dressed, considering his background.
His later years were lived almost as plainly and unostentatiously as those he had spent working as a miner.
I entered the restaurant as unostentatiously as I could manage.
In many cases she had quietly and unostentatiously given food, clothing, and similar comforts to the poor.
SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases
Plain and ordinary
as it comesidiom
austere
austerely
austerity
average Joe
homespun
homey
humble
humdrum
middle-of-the-road
something/nothing to shout aboutidiom
sparely
spartan
stale
starkly
unornamented
unostentatious
unpainted
unremarkable
unremarkably
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