A quiet, unobtrusive life of self-denial. From Wordnet, Princeton University.
This is generally what's referred to as unobtrusive JavaScript. From Wordnik.com. [Boagworld recommends] Reference
So was Hochberg, with a manner parents describe as unobtrusive and comforting. From Wordnik.com. [chicagotribune.com -] Reference
The look is at once handsome and unobtrusive, which is particularly useful when the speakers flank a video screen. From Wordnik.com. [Home Theater RSS Feed] Reference
The movie spares us Perotta's labored, cliche-ridden, "unobtrusive" writing. From Wordnik.com. [Film and Literature] Reference
Desktop Alarm Clock Widget: This "unobtrusive" alarm clock can deliver messages automatically. From Wordnik.com. [doggdot.us] Reference
An "unobtrusive" antenna for 40 meters is pretty hard to swing, unless one uses the term very loosely. From Wordnik.com. [eHam.net News] Reference
VentureBeat called the ads "unobtrusive" and described them as "simple overlays that reside right above the main navigation.". From Wordnik.com. [Megite Technology News: What's Happening Right Now] Reference
Because the tear occurred in the lower portion of the canvas, the repair is expected to be "unobtrusive," according to the museum. From Wordnik.com. [NBC Connecticut - Top Stories] Reference
There will be "unobtrusive" ads, targeted by group type, served on the site in the near future, although they have not appeared yet. From Wordnik.com. [Webware.com] Reference
"unobtrusive," according to a statement released on Sunday. From Wordnik.com. [NYT > Home Page] Reference
He was, however, exceedingly modest and unobtrusive. From Wordnik.com. [The Continental Monthly, Vol. 3 No 2, February 1863 Devoted To Literature And National Policy] Reference
“Shoulder length, something unobtrusive,” said Beth. From Wordnik.com. [Diary of a Lost Girl] Reference
Small and unobtrusive, the Nano is great for walking or jogging. From Wordnik.com. [Top gadgets for Mom] Reference
I accept, and wholeheartedly endorse, unobtrusive safety technology. From Wordnik.com. [Luxury car feature creep] Reference
And what a power for good had been the quiet, unobtrusive influence!. From Wordnik.com. [Dorothy Dale : a girl of today] Reference
She saw Mr. Carl's puzzled eyes; girls did not ask to be unobtrusive. From Wordnik.com. [Diary of a Lost Girl] Reference
Discreet, unobtrusive but visually rich, this is an art of quizzical ideas. From Wordnik.com. [Martin Creed: Down Over Up; Richard Wright: The Stairwell Project; Joan Mitchell] Reference
And I would like the perfect computer to be unobtrusive and easy to operate. From Wordnik.com. [Turing Award Winner On Future Of Tech] Reference
But he was so quiet and unobtrusive that few persons paid any great attention to him. From Wordnik.com. [Grey Town An Australian Story] Reference
Most significant of all, he was unobtrusive, a gangly kid among kids, never even suspected. From Wordnik.com. [LIGHT FINGERS] Reference
No one managed that with more subtly unobtrusive authority than the stranger we took to bed. From Wordnik.com. [Stranger In The Night] Reference
People had stared at the cast when they went to Kalawawe, making it harder to be unobtrusive. From Wordnik.com. [Like a Calm Sea] Reference
This was appropriate for one of such quiet and unobtrusive manners as this good king possessed. From Wordnik.com. [The Story of Rome from the Earliest Times to the End of the Republic] Reference
Mickey loosened his tie and cursed Joe Barnes and tried to remain unobtrusive in the background. From Wordnik.com. [Lips that Touch Liquor: The French 75] Reference
A quiet, unobtrusive son of a neighboring farmer, he and Elizabeth had been school-children together. From Wordnik.com. [Our Nervous Friends — Illustrating the Mastery of Nervousness] Reference
We all want a federal government that is sleek and unobtrusive -- even the liberal-est of the liberals. From Wordnik.com. [Daniel Cluchey: In Defense of "Big" Government] Reference
I recommend a Soundbar -- room-filling, unobtrusive speakers that will make most things sound wonderful. From Wordnik.com. [Ed Zitron: The King of Home Offices: The Couch] Reference
As I stepped on or off subways or escalators, friendly hands touched my elbow, giving unobtrusive support. From Wordnik.com. [Traveling Blind] Reference
This is a rare device that features free traffic service (supported by unobtrusive ads that rarely appear). From Wordnik.com. [Personal Picks – Best GPS for the holidays] Reference
The Town may feel breezy and escapist, but it displays Affleck's signature style: deep, unobtrusive realism. From Wordnik.com. [Big Ben] Reference
Equipped with tiny, wireless Bluetooth transmitters, these are unobtrusive interfaces for a computer or a phone. From Wordnik.com. [Love Those Wearables!] Reference
As a whole, the prose is so well-behaved and unobtrusive it's almost as if it expects to be marked at the end of term. From Wordnik.com. [Day For Night by Frederick Reiken] Reference
It was actually comforting, like an unobtrusive moaning coming up from the bay with the slow rise and fall of the swells. From Wordnik.com. [Wild Dreams of Reality, 13] Reference
Last fall, I heartily recommended the free-for-personal-use Microsoft Security Essentials for its unobtrusive, nag-free operation. From Wordnik.com. [ZoneAlarm gives people a new reason to hate security software] Reference
Less than half the size of the old Shuffle, and less squarish in shape, the device is very unobtrusive — and, perhaps, easy to lose. From Wordnik.com. [iPod Shuffle review: Cool but compromised] Reference
Solomon's head wagged up and down, as though he were indulging in some quiet, unobtrusive laughter, and it was some time before he replied. From Wordnik.com. [Lost in the Fog] Reference
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