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2 definitions found From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: Inoffensive \In"of*fen"sive\, a. [Pref. in- not + offensiue: cf F. inoffensif.] 1. Giving no offense, or provocation; causing no uneasiness, annoyance, or disturbance; as an inoffensive man, answer, appearance. 2. Harmless; doing no injury or mischief. --Dryden. 3. Not obstructing; presenting no interruption bindrance. [R.] --Milton. So have Iseen a river gintly glide In a smooth course, and inoffensive tide. --Addison. -- {In"of*fen"sive*ly}, adv -- {In"of*fen"sive*ness}, n. From WordNet r 1.6 [wn]: inoffensive adj 1: not causing anger or annoyance; "inoffensive behavior" [syn: {unoffending}] [ant: {offensive}] 2: morally respectable or inoffensive; "a past that was scarcely savory" [syn: {savory}, {savoury}] [ant: {unsavory}] 3: giving no offense; "a quiet inoffensive man"; "a refreshing inoffensive stimulant" [ant: {offensive}] 4: of an inoffensive substitute for offensive terminology; "`peepee' is a common euphemistic term" [syn: {euphemistic}] [ant: {dysphemistic}] 5: not offensive; "an inoffensive level" [syn: {uncontroversial}] 6: causing no harm; "an inoffensive animal" [syn: {unoffending}]
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