unpresuming

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Durbin’s unpresuming, unfailingly courteous, thoroughly Midwestern personality has played against his interests at times.

From Washington Post • Feb. 21, 2022

During the past hour or two he had shown himself reasonably intelligent, unpresuming, without offensiveness of any kind.

From The Paliser case by Saltus, Edgar

His talents were not conspicuous, but his manners were unpresuming, and honesty was depicted on his countenance.

From Reminiscences of Samuel Taylor Coleridge and Robert Southey by Cottle, Joseph

"Waddles is a right unpresuming sort of a man in most respects," Evans volunteered as they entered the cookhouse.

From The Settling of the Sage by Evarts, Hal G. (Hal George)

After despatching his unpresuming letter to the Admiralty, which has been already given, he wrote to his brother, in London, the following letter: Crescent, 21st Oct.

From Memoirs and Correspondence of Admiral Lord de Saumarez, Vol. I by Ross, John, Sir