Hypertext Webster Gateway: "inoffensive"
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) (web1913)
Inoffensive \In"of*fen"sive\, a. [Pref. in- not + offensiue: cf.
F. inoffensif.]
1. Giving no offense, or provocation; causing no uneasiness,
annoyance, or disturbance; as, an inoffensive man, answer,
appearance.
2. Harmless; doing no injury or mischief. --Dryden.
3. Not obstructing; presenting no interruption bindrance.
[R.] --Milton.
So have Iseen a river gintly glide In a smooth
course, and inoffensive tide. --Addison.
-- {In"of*fen"sive*ly}, adv. -- {In"of*fen"sive*ness}, n.
From WordNet (r) 1.7 (wn)
inoffensive
adj 1: not causing anger or annoyance; "inoffensive behavior" [syn:
{unoffending}] [ant: {offensive}]
2: morally respectable or inoffensive; "a past that was
scarcely savory" [syn: {savory}, {savoury}] [ant: {unsavory}]
3: giving no offense; "a quiet inoffensive man"; "a refreshing
inoffensive stimulant" [ant: {offensive}]
4: of an inoffensive substitute for offensive terminology;
"`peepee' is a common euphemistic term" [syn: {euphemistic}]
[ant: {dysphemistic}]
5: not offensive; "an inoffensive level" [syn: {uncontroversial}]
6: causing no harm; "an inoffensive animal" [syn: {unoffending}]
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