unimposing
adjective
un·im·pos·ing
ˌən-im-ˈpō-ziŋ 
: not large or impressive : not imposing
a physically unimposing man
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As for Willis, this lean, unimposing, harmonica-playing David was suddenly haunting the hulking Goliaths who had ruled the 1980s.
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Clark Collis, EW.com, 25 May 2023
When Trible arrived, the school had a small endowment and an unimposing campus.
—Brandi Kellam, ProPublica, 22 Dec. 2023
The unimposing storefront has been converted from a garage and still bears the hallmarks of one; Nelson was out by the side entrance chatting with neighbors as their children played.
—Jennifer Wilson, New York Times, 26 Sep. 2023
And yet Greece claimed that the existence of this rather unimposing nation-state posed a serious threat to its territorial integrity.
—Victor A. Friedman, Foreign Affairs, 19 Oct. 2018
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Clark Collis, EW.com, 25 May 2023
When Trible arrived, the school had a small endowment and an unimposing campus.
—Brandi Kellam, ProPublica, 22 Dec. 2023
The unimposing storefront has been converted from a garage and still bears the hallmarks of one; Nelson was out by the side entrance chatting with neighbors as their children played.
—Jennifer Wilson, New York Times, 26 Sep. 2023
And yet Greece claimed that the existence of this rather unimposing nation-state posed a serious threat to its territorial integrity.
—Victor A. Friedman, Foreign Affairs, 19 Oct. 2018
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“Unimposing.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/unimposing. Accessed 28 Nov. 2024.
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