unthreateningly

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adverb

In an unthreatening way.

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Meanings

adverbunthreateningly (comparative more unthreateningly, superlative most unthreateningly)

comparative more unthreateningly · superlative most unthreateningly

  1. In an unthreatening way.

    And then of course humans tend to make more of a fuss over animals we can relate to – because they stand on two legs or live in charming family units, or are unthreateningly charismatic.

    2015, Theo Tait, ‘Don't wear yum-yum yellow’, London Review of Books, volume 34, number 15

Origin

From unthreatening + -ly.

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Cite this entry
APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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