[ adj ] not arrogant or presuming <adj.all> unassuming to a fault, skeptical about the value of his worka shy retiring girl
Unassuming \Un`as*sum"ing\, a. Not assuming; not bold or forward; not arrogant or presuming; humble; modest; retiring; as, an unassuming youth; unassuming manners.
In the eye of the hurricane whipped up by the bidding stood the unassuming Hugel, who is described by those who know him as an innovative businessman who quietly tackles goals that some will only talk about.
And your unassuming courtesy was the hallmark of the true and perfect gentleman.
Behind all of this is Simons, whose unassuming manner belies an ardent desire to change the world.
But underneath the smiles and the unassuming demeanor, Major stuck to Mrs. Thatcher's fundamental objections to radical plans for a single European currency and closer political ties that could lead to a federal-type Europe.
But the unassuming Weinberger professed amazement at the accolade.
That this can be said with some assurance is due to an unassuming Irish physicist named John Stewart Bell, one of the three subjects featured in Jeremy Bernstein's splendid "Quantum Profiles" (Princeton University Press, 178 pages, $17.95).
He is unassuming and has no misconceptions of his own grandiosity.
The unassuming facade of The Observatory gave no hint of the significance of what was inside.
The museum is so unassuming you can get as close as a block away and still wonder where it is.