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inconspicuously

inconspicuously adverb: in an inconspicuous manner; so as not to attract attention or appear unusual or out of the ordinary.

Adverb

inconspicuously (comparative more inconspicuously, superlative most inconspicuously)

  1. In an inconspicuous manner; so as not to attract attention or appear unusual or out of the ordinary.
    • The detective sat inconspicuously in her car, across the parking lot, pretending to read the newspaper.

Antonyms of inconspicuously

Forms of inconspicuously

comparativemore inconspicuously
superlativemost inconspicuously

Origin of inconspicuously

From in- + conspicuous + -ly.

Questions about inconspicuously

What does inconspicuously mean?
Inconspicuously means in an inconspicuous manner; so as not to attract attention or appear unusual or out of the ordinary.
What part of speech is inconspicuously?
Inconspicuously is an adverb.

Words near inconspicuously in the dictionary

  1. inconsonant
  2. inconsonantly
  3. inconspicuity
  4. inconspicuosity
  5. inconspicuous
  6. inconspicuously
  7. inconspicuousness
  8. inconstance
  9. inconstances
  10. inconstancie
  11. inconstancies

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