INOFFENSIVE


Meaning of INOFFENSIVE in English

|in+ adjective

Etymology: in- (I) + offensive

1. : causing no harm or injury : unoffending

an inoffensive animal

2.

a. : giving no offense or provocation : causing no disturbance : not quarrelsome : peaceable

a quiet, inoffensive man — Herman Melville

b. : giving no offense to the senses : not objectionable

a refreshing, inoffensive … stimulant — Americas

• in·of·fen·sive·ly adverb

• in·of·fen·sive·ness noun

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