All 3 Uses of
unobtrusive
in
The Scarlet Letter
- It throws its unobtrusive tinge throughout the room, with a faint ruddiness upon the walls and ceiling, and a reflected gleam upon the polish of the furniture.†
Chpt Intr.
- Pearl, that wild and flighty little elf stole softly towards him, and taking his hand in the grasp of both her own, laid her cheek against it; a caress so tender, and withal so unobtrusive, that her mother, who was looking on, asked herself—"Is that my Pearl?"†
Chpt 8
- Not the less, however, came this importunately obtrusive sense of change.†
Chpt 20 *
Definition:
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(unobtrusive) fitting in so as not to attract much attention or disturb