Inoffensive

3 definitions found

From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  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.
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     2. Harmless; doing no injury or mischief. --Dryden.
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     3. Not obstructing; presenting no interruption or hindrance.
        [R.] --Milton.
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              So have I seen a river gently glide
              In a smooth course, and inoffensive tide. --Addison.
        -- {In"of*fen"sive*ly}, adv. -- {In"of*fen"sive*ness}, n.
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From WordNet (r) 2.0 [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}]

From Moby Thesaurus II by Grady Ward, 1.0 [moby-thes]:

  31 Moby Thesaurus words for "inoffensive":
     admissible, allowable, benign, condonable, defensible, dispensable,
     excusable, exemptible, expiable, forgivable, harmless, innocent,
     innocuous, justifiable, legitimate, nonmalignant, nonpoisonous,
     nontoxic, nonvirulent, pardonable, reasonable, remissible,
     undamaging, unhurtful, uninjurious, unobjectionable, unobnoxious,
     unoffending, venial, vindicable, warrantable