— 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, innocuous, unoffending.