INOFFENSIVE


Meaning of INOFFENSIVE in English

in ‧ of ‧ fen ‧ sive /ˌɪnəˈfensɪv◂/ BrE AmE adjective

[ Word Family: noun : OFFENSE/OFFENSE , ↑ offender , ↑ offensive , ↑ offensiveness ; adjective : ↑ offensive ≠ ↑ inoffensive , ↑ offended , ↑ offending ; verb : ↑ offend ; adverb : ↑ offensively ]

unlikely to offend or upset anyone:

Her husband was a small, inoffensive-looking man.

Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English.      Longman - Словарь современного английского языка.