non-intrusive
adjective
(alsononintrusive)uk/ˌnɒn.ɪnˈtruː.sɪv/us/ˌnɑːn.ɪnˈtruː.sɪv/notcausingsomeone tofeeluncomfortableby getting toocloseto them,askingthem forinformationthey do notwanttoreveal, etc.:
Thepolicedetectiveaskeda few non-intrusivequestionsto eachmemberof the victim'sfamily.
Themedicalprocedurewaspainlessand nonintrusive.
- While thepupilswereworking, thejournalistsnappeda few non-intrusivephotographsfrom thecornerof theclassroom.
- Theboatwasservedby a non-intrusivedeckcrewandcleaningstaffwhocompletedtheirtaskswhile theguestswere offenjoyingdinner.
- Thecounselorbeganbyaskinga few nonintrusivequestionsabout her client's pastrelationships.
Polite and respectful
- candy coat
- candy-coated
- chivalrous
- chivalrously
- chivalry
- courtly
- couth
- deferential
- deferentially
- euphemistic
- graciously
- graciousness
- keep a civil tongue inyourheadidiom
- manner
- mind/watch your mannersidiom
- super-polite
- tactful
- tactfully
- ultra-civilized
- ultra-refined