UNOSTENTA'TIOUS, adjective 1. Not ostentatious; not boastful; not making show and parade; modest. 2. Not glaring; not showy; as unostentatious coloring.
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Founding-era definition · Webster's 1828 American Dictionary
UNOSTENTA'TIOUS, adjective 1. Not ostentatious; not boastful; not making show and parade; modest. 2. Not glaring; not showy; as unostentatious coloring.
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