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inoffensively

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in·of·fen·sive  (n-fnsv)
adj.
1. Giving no offense; unobjectionable.
2. Causing no harm; harmless.
inof·fensive·ly adv.
inof·fensive·ness n.
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Adv.1.inoffensively - in a not unpleasantly offensive manner; "that wretched beast, the elephant, breathing inoffensively not a pace behind me"
offensively - in an unpleasantly offensive manner; "he smelled offensively unwashed"


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Andrea's hand left his pocket inoffensively, and was carried up to the red mustache, which it played with for some time.
The Count of Monte Cristo by Dumas, Alexandre View in context
I carried on shore with me the young man whose mother was starved to death, and the maid also; she was a sober, well-educated, religious young woman, and behaved so inoffensively that every one gave her a good word; she had, indeed, an unhappy life with us, there being no woman in the ship but herself, but she bore it with patience.
The Further Adventures of Robinson Crusoe by Defoe, Daniel View in context
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