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inoffensive
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inoffensive
(adjective)
inoffensive
/ˌɪnə
ˈ
fɛnsɪv/
adjective
inoffensive
/ˌɪnə
ˈ
fɛnsɪv/
adjective
Britannica Dictionary definition of INOFFENSIVE
[
more inoffensive; most inoffensive
]
:
not likely to offend or bother anyone
:
not offensive
The priest was a mild-mannered
inoffensive
fellow.
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— inoffensively
adverb
an
inoffensively
mild wine
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— inoffensiveness
noun
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noncount
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