unobtrusively
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American soundunobtrusively
unobtrusively
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u - nob - tru - si - ve - ly -> unobtrusively
Myanmar meaning
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unobtrusive /ʌnǝb'tru:sÇv / adj (usu approv )
ထင်းမနေသော။ ကျစ်လျစ်ကုပ်ရုပ်သော။
an unobtrusive design ❍ a shy, unobtrusive man ❍ She tried to make herself unobtrusive so that she could overhear their conversation.
❏ unobtrusively adv
မသိမသာ။ The buildings blend unobtrusively into the surrounding countryside.
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- ‘So the Government, too, has been operating in a quiet, unobtrusive manner.’
- ‘We drive a Honda Civic, so he has to scrunch down and stick his head in the window, trying to be unobtrusive about it.’
- ‘Brill filmed this by sitting with the counsellors and covering the action with unobtrusive moves of his small camera.’
- ‘The birds were constantly on the move, their quiet and unobtrusive progress hiding very considerable speed.’
- ‘The Netgear WPN824 is a compact, unobtrusive box with several internal antennas, apparently.’
- ‘And for this he had music that was controlled, unobtrusive and keeping with the mood and the situation.’
- ‘I don't know if this was because she was just trying to be unobtrusive, or if she thought we were up to some nefarious activity.’
- ‘Quiet and unobtrusive in our canoes, we could paddle up close to herds of elephant standing in the shallows and watch as they threw up wet sand to cool off.’
- ‘So pure and yet teeming with cultural meanings, white is at the same time unobtrusive and attention getting.’
- ‘I found an unobtrusive niche, a little cliff garden of thrift and sea campion which gave me a vee-shaped eyrie over the water.’
- ‘Last week Finance Minister Jaswant Singh, in his quiet and unobtrusive way delivered a triple whammy.’
- ‘Swenson said most of the Marysville track's events would be small and unobtrusive.’
- ‘The quiet, unobtrusive Scot has gone about his task of having the course in pristine condition.’
- ‘Throughout the meal our waiters were unobtrusive and efficient.’
- ‘The unobtrusive dialect and horrifying irony here make this one of Nelson's best lyrics.’
- ‘Edward was a tall man, quiet and unobtrusive, but always managing to sort things out and keep all in order.’
- ‘The music, mainly selections from the 1980s played at a moderate volume, is unobtrusive.’
- ‘A quiet, unobtrusive presence, Recoing has been earning effusive praise for this role and rightly so.’
- ‘The news was placed in an unobtrusive corner of a local newspaper.’
- ‘The picture is at its best when Blaustein's unobtrusive film crew eavesdrop on the day-to-day family life of the wrestlers.’
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