Antonyms for inoffensive

Grammar : Adj

Spell : in-uh-fen-siv

Phonetic Transcription : ˌɪn əˈfɛn sɪv

Definition of inoffensive

Origin : 1590s, from in- (1) "not, opposite of" + offensive. Related: Inoffensively; inoffensiveness.

adj not obnoxious; harmless

Example sentences :

Adjoining the latter was a colony of quiet and inoffensive Beavers.
Extract from : « Punchinello, Vol. 1, No. 15, July 9, 1870 » by Various

There was a Mr. Worth Buckley trotting in her wake, but he was mild and inoffensive.
Extract from : « Galusha the Magnificent » by Joseph C. Lincoln

He appeared a pleasing, inoffensive, well-bred young fellow.
Extract from : « One Of Them » by Charles James Lever

They had not found me so meek and inoffensive as they might have thought!
Extract from : « Astounding Stories of Super-Science, May, 1930 » by Various

Mr. Chase was an inoffensive man, but Mrs. Chase had a violent temper.
Extract from : « The Cash Boy » by Horatio Alger Jr.

Now, across the court, in the kitchen opposite, were two inoffensive beings.
Extract from : « The Paliser case » by Edgar Saltus

It was dreadful to think that he might have badly wounded an inoffensive man.
Extract from : « The Calico Cat » by Charles Miner Thompson

Toddleworth was as inoffensive a creature as you'd meet in a day.
Extract from : « An Outcast » by F. Colburn Adams

This feeling he fostered, by a tender, dejected, and inoffensive manner.
Extract from : « Put Yourself in His Place » by Charles Reade

Her insolence is the inoffensive insolence only possible to the well-bred.
Extract from : « The Comedies of William Congreve » by William Congreve

Synonyms for inoffensive

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