Definitions
from The Century Dictionary.
- Not imposing; not commanding respect.
- Not enjoining as obligatory; voluntary.
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- adjective Not
imposing
from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
- adjective lacking in impressiveness
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Examples
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Physically unimposing, he speaks as if he mouths the words of some holy spirit.
James Scarborough: Man of La Mancha at Musical Theatre West James Scarborough 2012
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Physically unimposing, he speaks as if he mouths the words of some holy spirit.
James Scarborough: Man of La Mancha at Musical Theatre West James Scarborough 2012
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Worcestershire made an unimposing 121 for seven, with the 17-year-old Derbyshire left-armer Tom Knight taking three for 16 from his four overs, but the hosts struggled in reply and were bowled out 16 runs short of their target.
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At first she was just another face on the street, nondescript and unimposing and as irrelevant to him as the rest of them were.
January 2009 2009
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Even when viewed from the King Memorial forecourt, the Mountain masses are unimposing.
In Search of Dr. King Catesby Leigh 2011
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Stuart gestures toward an unimposing collection of casuals kicking balls randomly in the distance.
Angry Young Man Chris Lynch 2011
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Growing up on a farm in southern Ontario, I inherited a very pioneering kind of self sufficiency that is very unimposing and very efficient.
Joseph Vella: The Art of Visual Improvisation: Interview With Adam CK Vollick Joseph Vella 2011
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Growing up on a farm in southern Ontario, I inherited a very pioneering kind of self sufficiency that is very unimposing and very efficient.
Joseph Vella: The Art of Visual Improvisation: Interview With Adam CK Vollick Joseph Vella 2011
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It was dark when Williams's SUV reached Hope Village, an unimposing cluster of brick buildings on a side street in Southeast Washington.
After prison, building a new life means more than just doing right Alex Halperin 2011
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Ms. Watson brings a sterling authority to the role of the unimposing Janet, a mix of unassuming diffidence and ambition—she'd volunteered for this service.
To Serve a Serial Killer Dorothy Rabinowitz 2011
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