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inoffensive Definition

in·of·fen·sive (in′ə fensiv)

adjective

not offensive; not objectionable; causing no harm, discomfort, or annoyance

inoffensive Related Forms
in′·of·fen·sively adverb in′·of·fen·sive·ness noun
inoffensive Synonyms

inoffensive

modif.

innocuous, unoffending, peaceable; see friendly 1, harmless 2, kind.

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.