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inoffensiveness

[in-uh-fen-siv]

in·of·fen·sive

[in-uh-fen-siv]
adjective
1.
causing no harm, trouble, or annoyance: a mild, inoffensive man.
2.
not objectionable, as to the senses: an inoffensive odor.

Origin:
1590–1600; in-3 + offensive

in·of·fen·sive·ly, adverb
in·of·fen·sive·ness, noun


1. harmless, innocuous, unoffending.

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inoffensive (ˌɪnəˈfɛnsɪv)
 
adj
1.  not giving offence; unobjectionable
2.  not unpleasant, poisonous, or harmful
 
inof'fensively
 
adv
 
inof'fensiveness
 
n

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