inoffensive
inoffensive
Definition
in·of·fen·sive (in′ə fen′siv)
adjective
not offensive; not objectionable; causing no harm, discomfort, or annoyance
in′·of·fen′·sively adverb
in′·of·fen′·sive·ness noun
inoffensive
Synonyms
inoffensive
Usage Examples
Modifies a noun
- man: The master, a humble inoffensive man, assured me he lived on 6l. a year, his whole income from this school.
- creature: Well, they are inoffensive creatures who sip only nectar from flowers.
- way: A vehicle to show off his so called comedy style in an inoffensive, crown pleasing way.
- humor: His inoffensive humor means Aaron is ideal for any function; be it sports dinner, golf day, company dinner or conference.
- animal: The hare is a totally harmless and inoffensive animal, and is also in serious decline.
- pop: They played inoffensive jangly pop with a bit of 60s pop sound.
Modifying Another Word
- completely: And despite being completely inoffensive, or maybe because of it, he still has them on their feet and laughing.
- pretty: In fairness, they were pretty inoffensive, and as with many Jamaicans knew a lot of the birds.
- so: They are so inoffensive and harmless, and can't spread FMD more than 0.7 km even if they have got it.
- fairly: A still gallery is included, which features around seven minutes of production stills set to a fairly inoffensive musical number.
- entirely: How do you keep the self-destructive child from impaling himself on an entirely inoffensive stick, or burning himself in the fire?
- relatively: To make such bizarre topics accessible, and relatively inoffensive, was a tough task she proved more than capable of.
Used with adjective complement
- remain: Bruce Almighty is a light-hearted film that will appeal to all ages and, despite such potentially blasphemous content, it remains entirely inoffensive.
Browse dictionary entries near inoffensive
- inodorous
- inoculum
- inoculation
- inoculate
- inoculant
- inoculable
- inobservance
- innutrition
- innumerate
- innumerable
- inofficious
- inoperable
- inoperative
- inoperculate
- inopportune
- inordinate
- inorganic
- inosculate
- inositol
- inpatient
