- 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
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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 injury or… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
inoffensive — index blameless, harmless, innocuous, irreprehensible, nontoxic, pardonable, peaceable, unobjectionable … Law dictionary
inoffensive — 1590s, from IN (Cf. in ) (1) not, opposite of + OFFENSIVE (Cf. offensive). Related: Inoffensively; inoffensiveness … Etymology dictionary
inoffensive — *harmless, innocuous, innocent, unoffending Antonyms: offensive Contrasted words: loathsome, repulsive, revolting (see OFFENSIVE): distasteful, obnoxious, repellent, *repugnant … New Dictionary of Synonyms
inoffensive — [adj] not obnoxious; harmless calm, clean, friendly, humble, innocent, innocuous, innoxious, mild, neutral, nonprovocative, peaceable, pleasant, quiet, retiring, safe, unobjectionable, unobtrusive, unoffending; concepts 267,542 Ant. damaging,… … New thesaurus
inoffensive — ► ADJECTIVE ▪ not objectionable or harmful. DERIVATIVES inoffensively adverb inoffensiveness noun … English terms dictionary
inoffensive — [in΄ə fen′siv] adj. not offensive; not objectionable; causing no harm, discomfort, or annoyance inoffensively adv. inoffensiveness n … English World dictionary
inoffensive — ● inoffensif, inoffensive adjectif Qui n attaque pas l homme, qui n est pas dangereux : Un animal inoffensif. Qui n est pas agressif : Un malade mental inoffensif. Qui est incapable de répondre à une attaque, qui manque de caractère : Un être… … Encyclopédie Universelle
inoffensive — [[t]ɪ̱nəfe̱nsɪv[/t]] ADJ GRADED If you describe someone or something as inoffensive, you mean that they are not unpleasant or unacceptable in any way, but are perhaps rather dull. He s a mild inoffensive man... It s a very nice song. Catchy, and… … 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 — in|of|fen|sive [ˌınəˈfensıv] adj unlikely to offend or upset anyone ▪ Her husband was a small, inoffensive looking man … Dictionary of contemporary English
