"unimposing" meaning in English

See unimposing in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Adjective

Forms: more unimposing [comparative], most unimposing [superlative]
Etymology: From un- + imposing. Etymology templates: {{prefix|en|un|imposing}} un- + imposing Head templates: {{en-adj}} unimposing (comparative more unimposing, superlative most unimposing)
  1. Not imposing; not grand or magnificent; modest.
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