From Longman Dictionary of Contemporary Englishinconspicuousin‧con‧spic‧u‧ous /ˌɪnkənˈspɪkjuəs◂/ adjectiveOBVIOUSnot easily seen or noticedOPP conspicuous
an inconspicuous little restaurant
She stood by the wall, trying to look inconspicuous. —inconspicuously adverbExamples from the Corpusinconspicuous• The door closed, and I stood in the corridor, trying to look inconspicuous.• And she was supposed to remaininconspicuous.• The two bankrobbers got in line at a nearby fast-food restaurant, hoping to be inconspicuous as policeflooded the area.• From about 1100 to 1869 the Taurids were lost, or so inconspicuous as to evadedetection.• I tried to be inconspicuous, but I could not stop staring at him, I could not stop listening to him.• The inconspicuous dunnock has the most variablemating system of any known bird.• In the little churchyard in Sasbach, by contrast, two inconspicuousmarbletablets are set into a wall.• Saunder's studio is in an inconspicuous red-brick building on a quiet side street.• Carpetcleaner should always be tested in an inconspicuousspot first.• Teal are very inconspicuous when nesting, and no census has been attempted.look inconspicuous• The door closed, and I stood in the corridor, trying to look inconspicuous.• You can stand outside the theatre every evening until further notice, trying to look inconspicuous.• We quickly sat down and tried to look inconspicuous, but the bouncer spotted me, came over and threw me out.
