... inconspicuus, from in- + conspicuus conspicuous Date: 1648 not readily noticeable • inconspicuously adverb • inconspicuousness noun Oxford Reference Dictionary adj. 1 not conspicuous ... noticed. 2 Bot. (of flowers) small, pale, or green. Derivatives: inconspicuously adv. inconspicuousness n. Etymology: L inconspicuus (as IN-(1), CONSPICUOUS ... try to be as inconspicuous as possible... = unobtrusive ? conspicuous ADJ • inconspicuously I sat inconspicuously in a corner. ADV: ADV after v 2. Something that ...