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单词 unshowy
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unshowyadj.

Etymology: Previous versions of the OED give the stress as: unˈshowy.
(un- prefix1 1.)
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the mind > emotion > humility > modesty > [adjective] > modest or unpretentious specifically of things
modest1582
lowly1637
submiss1638
verecundiousa1639
unambitious1713
quiet1768
chastea1797
unassuminga1807
unshowy1838
low-keyed1878
low key1897
1838 E. Bulwer-Lytton Alice I. iii. vi. 277 There was another, equally hard-favoured and unshowy,..and that virtue was Justice.
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