unannoyingly

From unannoying +‎ -ly or un- +‎ annoyingly.

unannoyingly (comparative more unannoyingly, superlative most unannoyingly)

1. (rare) In an unannoying manner; not annoyingly.
   • 1920 November 20, Wadsworth Camp, “The Guarded Heights”, in Collier’s: The National Weekly, volume 66, number 21, New York, N.Y.; London: P. F. Collier & Son Company, →ISSN, →OCLC, page 33, column 2:

     As far as her manner went, this greeting might have followed the farewell at Upton after only a day or so: “I hope your wound isn’t very painful.” / “My limping,” he answered, “is simply bad habit. I’m overcoming it.” / “That’s nice. Then you’ll be able to play polo again!” / “I should hope so, as long as ponies have four good legs.” / He wished other people could be like her, so unobtrusively, unannoyingly primeval.

   • 1925, Sinclair Lewis, chapter XXVII, in Arrowsmith, New York, N.Y.: Harcourt, Brace and Company, →OCLC, section VI, page 302:

     Leora had cunning. When she could not be enthusiastic, she could be unannoyingly silent.

   • 1990, Option, Los Angeles, Calif., →ISSN, →OCLC, page 142:

     On side two, a number of songs under the collective title “Home Stuff” peacefully share the poles between melodic, upbeat, gentle guitar prog-rock, funk, and a straightahead rocker. Disparate sounds combined unannoyingly — an achievement.

   • 1990 August 18, Rakesh Gupta, “Quest for Nuclear Self-Reliance”, in Mainstream, volume XXVIII, number 43, New Delhi, →ISSN, →OCLC, page 21, column 1:

     Subramanian’s book is insightful with extensive coverage, readable and racy in style—though unannoyingly repetitive in facts and observations—with a position to convey, which is rare in books that pour out every now and then.

   • 2003 November 11, Richard Mlynarik, “Notice of Transitinfo.org change to updates”, in ba.transportation‎^[1] (Usenet), archived from the original on 6 December 2025:

     brain damaged Spatial have taken a web site which QUICKLY AND ACCESSIBLY AND UNANNOYINGLY served up TRANSIT TIMETABLES and TRANSIT MAPS and produces something which is both far slower and COMPLETELY UNUSABLE.

   • 2006 March 18, progea@hotmail.com, “OT: Queen Last Night in Toronto”, in rec.music.progressive‎^[2] (Usenet), archived from the original on 6 December 2025:

     We actually had seats in the last two rows at the third level, so we didn't annoy anybody, or else we would have been told. We had enough room, space, we enjoyed it and we were ok. Not any idiot who spits hatred all over the USENET, like some of you guys, sings well, unannoyingly.

   • 2010 November 22, jim d, “another exciting week passes .. almost”, in alt.music.makers.soloact‎^[3] (Usenet), archived from the original on 6 December 2025:

     I get the guitar, plug it into my POD and some earbuds, and read thru the old books in the evening while wife is watching tv. Lets me unannoyingly stay out in the room with her, and still be doing something useful ( as opposed to actually watching an umpteenth rerun of the Closer ).