See unobtrusive on Wiktionary
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"lang": "Swedish",
"sense": "not obtrusive",
"word": "omärkbar"
},
{
"code": "tr",
"lang": "Turkish",
"sense": "not obtrusive",
"word": "göze çarpmayan"
},
{
"code": "cy",
"lang": "Welsh",
"sense": "not obtrusive",
"word": "anymwthiol"
}
],
"word": "unobtrusive"
}
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