Meanings
adverbharmlessly (comparative more harmlessly, superlative most harmlessly)
comparative more harmlessly · superlative most harmlessly
- In a harmless manner.
This does not take into account the tens of thousands of New Yorkers who are harmlessly and charmingly insane in a peculiarly Manhattanite manner.
1946, George Johnston, Skyscrapers in the Mist, page 52
Synonyms & antonyms
adverbin a harmless manner
Opposite
Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.
Origin
Translations
Catalan inofensivament
- inofensivamentin a harmless manner
Finnish harmittomasti
- harmittomastiin a harmless manner
French inoffensivement
- inoffensivementin a harmless manner
Italian innocuamente
- innocuamentein a harmless manner
Polish nieszkodliwie
- nieszkodliwiein a harmless manner
Spanish inofensivamente
- inofensivamentein a harmless manner
Swedish ofarligt
- ofarligtin a harmless manner
Cite this entry
APA
harmlessly. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/harmlessly
MLA
“harmlessly.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/harmlessly. Accessed November 2, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “harmlessly,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/harmlessly.
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