Both Uses of
unobtrusive
in
The Mill on the Floss
- Mr. Tulliver felt very much as if the air had been cleared of obtrusive flies now the women were out of the room.†
Chpt 1.7 *
- Playful discussions—sometimes serious ones—were going forward, in which both Stephen and Maggie revealed themselves, to the admiration of the gentle, unobtrusive Lucy; and it more than once crossed her mind what a charming quartet they should have through life when Maggie married Philip.†
Chpt 6.6
Definition:
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(unobtrusive) fitting in so as not to attract much attention or disturb