- inoffensively
- adverb see inoffensive
New Collegiate Dictionary. 2001.
inoffensively
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inoffensively — inoffensive ► ADJECTIVE ▪ not objectionable or harmful. DERIVATIVES inoffensively adverb inoffensiveness noun … English terms dictionary
inoffensively — adverb in a not unpleasantly offensive manner that wretched beast, the elephant, breathing inoffensively not a pace behind me • Ant: ↑offensively • Derived from adjective: ↑inoffensive … Useful english dictionary
Inoffensively — Inoffensive In of*fen sive, a. [Pref. in not + offensiue: cf. F. inoffensif.] 1. Giving no offense, or provocation; causing no uneasiness, annoyance, or disturbance; as, an inoffensive man, answer, appearance. [1913 Webster] 2. Harmless; doing no … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
inoffensively — See inoffensive. * * * … Universalium
inoffensively — adverb In an inoffensive manner … Wiktionary
inoffensively — adv. harmlessly; in an unobjectionable manner; so as not to offend … English contemporary dictionary
inoffensively — in·of·fen·sive·ly … English syllables
inoffensively — See: inoffensive … English dictionary
inoffensive — inoffensively, adv. inoffensiveness, n. /in euh fen siv/, adj. 1. causing no harm, trouble, or annoyance: a mild, inoffensive man. 2. not objectionable, as to the senses: an inoffensive odor. [1590 1600; IN 3 + OFFENSIVE] Syn. 1. harmless,… … Universalium
inoffensive — adjective Date: 1646 1. causing no harm or injury 2. a. giving no provocation ; peaceable b. not objectionable to the senses • inoffensively adverb • inoffensiveness noun … New Collegiate Dictionary
