unoffensive

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adjective

inoffensive

Scrabble 20

Meanings

adjectiveunoffensive (comparative more unoffensive, superlative most unoffensive)

comparative more unoffensive · superlative most unoffensive

Origin

  1. Proto-Indo-European*né
  2. Proto-Indo-European*n̥-
  3. Proto-Germanic*un-
  4. Proto-West Germanic*un-
  5. Old Englishun-
  6. Middle Englishun-
  7. Englishun-
  8. Englishoffensive
  9. Englishunoffensive

From un- + offensive.

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Cite this entry
APA

unoffensive. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/unoffensive

MLA

“unoffensive.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/unoffensive. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “unoffensive,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/unoffensive.

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