Both Uses of
unassuming
in
The Idiot
- Added to this, his manner was modest and unassuming; he knew when to be silent, yet never allowed himself to be trampled upon.†
Chpt 3.1 *
- Far from this; Varvara Ardalionovna did not marry until she felt convinced that her future husband was unassuming, agreeable, almost cultured, and that nothing on earth would tempt him to a really dishonourable deed.†
Chpt 4.1
Definition:
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(unassuming) humble -- especially of someone who has reason to be proud