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INCONSPICUOUSLY
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Dictionary entry overview: What does inconspicuously mean?
• INCONSPICUOUSLY (adverb)
The adverb INCONSPICUOUSLY has 1 sense:
1. in a manner intended to avoid attracting attention
Familiarity information: INCONSPICUOUSLY used as an adverb is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
Sense 1
Meaning:
In a manner intended to avoid attracting attention
Context example:
he had entered the room inconspicuously
Antonym:
conspicuously (in a manner tending to attract attention)
Pertainym:
inconspicuous (not prominent or readily noticeable)
Context examples
When the theatre let out, the two gangs strung along inconspicuously on opposite sides of the street.
(Martin Eden, by Jack London)
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