colorlessly

adverb

as in unobtrusively

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  1. unobtrusively
  2. inconspicuously
  3. quietly
Adverb
  • Following that line of thinking, the K-Smart X might just be one of the best, as it's designed to clip unobtrusively right onto your belt.
    — New Atlas, New Atlas, 16 June 2026
  • If more quintessential heritage hedonism is required, some of London’s great institutions are unobtrusively dotted around the place—Scott’s, Le Gavroche, Annabel’s, and the rest.
    — Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 21 May 2026
Definition of unobtrusively
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  • Intentionally, there is no permanent Tunnel Projects sign anywhere in the complex, though a small map on a signpost is set out inconspicuously at a side entrance, and a paper guide is taped to the wall next to the ground-floor elevator, which is hidden in an alcove.
    — Andres Viglucci, Miami Herald, 17 Apr. 2026
  • Drones can be used to fly inconspicuously above cars, there’s smart bumpers that can fire a net to suspects’ tires, as a lot of us have already heard.
    — Sierra van der Brug, Daily News, 9 Apr. 2026
Definition of inconspicuously
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  • For more than a century, submarines have quietly evolved from slow underwater boats into some of the fastest and most sophisticated machines ever engineered.
    — Kaif Shaikh, Interesting Engineering, 4 Aug. 2026
  • The Huge Payoff Of Smarter Cities This evolution has quietly produced a market that’s already at a trillion dollars and is rapidly growing.
    — Lee-Lean Shu, Forbes.com, 4 Aug. 2026
Definition of quietly
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“Colorlessly.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/colorlessly. Accessed 7 Aug. 2026.

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