Definition of inoffensive Inoffensive
/ɪnʌfɛˈnsɪv/ - [inufensiv] - in•of•fen•sive
We found 9 definitions of inoffensive from 4 different sources.
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What does inoffensive mean?
WordNet
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| inoffensive - giving no offense; "a quiet inoffensive man"; "a refreshing inoffensive stimulant" | ||
| offensive unpleasant or disgusting especially to the senses; "offensive odors" | ||
| inoffensive - not causing anger or annoyance; "inoffensive behavior" | ||
| unoffending | ||
| offensive unpleasant or disgusting especially to the senses; "offensive odors" | ||
| odiousness, offensiveness, distastefulness the quality of being offensive | ||
| inoffensive - substituting a mild term for a harsher or distasteful one; "`peepee' is a common euphemistic term" | ||
| euphemistic | ||
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Webster DictionaryWebster's Unabridged Dictionary 📘
- inoffensive (a.)
Giving no offense, or provocation; causing no uneasiness, annoyance, or disturbance; as, an inoffensive man, answer, appearance. - inoffensive (a.)
Harmless; doing no injury or mischief. - inoffensive (a.)
Not obstructing; presenting no interruption bindrance.
Chambers DictionaryChamber's 20th Century Dictionary 📕
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inoffensive
in-of-fen′siv, adj. giving no offence: harmless: not unpleasing.—adv. Inoffen′sively.—n. Inoffen′siveness
