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Meanings of inoffensive in English

Portuguese
inofensivo

Not causing anger or annoyance.

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      inofensivo
      Portuguese
      eufemístico

      Substituting a mild term for a harsher or distasteful one.

          eufemístico

          Savory.

              Inoffensive.

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                      Usage of inoffensive in English
                      1
                      However inoffensive they might have been before, they were now a threat.
                      The Irish Times
                      2
                      I am as inoffensive as a stained-glass saint in a chapel window.
                      The History of Sir Richard Calmady: A Romance
                      3
                      The playlist included R. & B.-botholdies and contemporary-andsome inoffensive rap.
                      The new yorker
                      4
                      He went on boasting, but he did it in an inoffensive way.
                      The Rise of David Levinsky
                      5
                      Arthur was the first of the current season, and was comparatively inoffensive.
                      The Irish Times
                      6
                      The Germans of South Australia are quiet and inoffensive, frugal and industrious.
                      Narrative of an Expedition into Central Australia / Performed Un...
                      7
                      Perhaps his fault rather lay in his inoffensive disposition-hesubmitted too easily.
                      Hodge and His Masters
                      8
                      Toddleworth was as inoffensive a creature as you'd meet in a day.
                      Justice in the By-Ways, a Tale of Life
                      9
                      The toad, however, is one of the most inoffensive of all animals.
                      Parker's Second Reader / National Series of Selections for Readi...
                      10
                      The nation had never known such an inoffensive march of an army.
                      The Great Events by Famous Historians, Volume 12
                      11
                      Those who would torture and kill these inoffensive people have human forms.
                      An Original Belle
                      12
                      Most of these wines are popular because they are dull and inoffensive.
                      The Guardian
                      13
                      From an Olympian pinnacle of indifference he calmly surveyed their inoffensive antics.
                      The Touchstone
                      14
                      It's inoffensive fun even if it's not all that engaging or funny.
                      News.com.au
                      15
                      Mercy, though so quiet and inoffensive, had depth and strength of character.
                      The Atlantic Monthly, Volume 17, No. 104, June, 1866 / A Magazin...
                      16
                      They were rather sickly looking, but had intelligent faces and inoffensive expressions.
                      Weighed and Wanting
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                      Inoffensive through the time
                      Inoffensive across language varieties
                      United Kingdom
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                      United States of America
                      Less common