Meanings
adverbinoffensively (comparative more inoffensively, superlative most inoffensively)
comparative more inoffensively · superlative most inoffensively
- In an inoffensive manner.
Greatorex, just arrived for the day, and diffusing an atmosphere of easy competence and inoffensively general familiarity, put his head in at the door.
1923, Ernest Bramah [pseudonym; Ernest Brammah Smith], “(please specify the page)”, in The Eyes of Max Carrados, London: Grant Richards, →OCLC
Synonyms & antonyms
adverbin a not unpleasantly offensive manner
Opposite
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Origin
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APA
inoffensively. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/inoffensively
MLA
“inoffensively.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/inoffensively. Accessed November 3, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “inoffensively,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/inoffensively.
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