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   in·con·spic·u·ous

   /ˌinkənˈspikyəwəs/

   adjective

   • 1. not clearly visible or attracting attention; not conspicuous: "an inconspicuous red-brick building"

   Word Origin early 17th century (in the sense ‘invisible, indiscernible’): from Latin inconspicuus (from in- ‘not’ + conspicuus ‘clearly visible’) + -ous.

   Derivatives

   • 1. inconspicuously adverb
   • 2. inconspicuousness noun

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