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

They are always kind and considerate, provided only these persons possess that unpresuming quietude of manner, which makes up a considerable part of that character they delight in, and which they call safe.

From Blackwood's Edinburgh Magazine — Volume 53, No. 327, January, 1843 by Various

And in his whole appearance, features, attitude and look, there was a conscious pride and superiority over his opponents, which, though unpresuming and urbane, seemed to speak louder than words—"I am the victor here to-day."

From The Felon's Track History Of The Attempted Outbreak In Ireland, Embracing The Leading Events In The Irish Struggle From The Year 1843 To The Close Of 1848 by Doheny, Michael

She was a shy, gentle, unpresuming girl, whom, for this reason, perhaps, Margaret had learned to look upon without dislike or scorn.

From Charlemont; Or, the Pride of the Village. a Tale of Kentucky by Simms, William Gilmore