Inoffensiveness

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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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