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Meanings of quite harmless in English

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Usage of quite harmless in English
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They are quite harmless, and appear to be in general very tame.
The Seven Great Monarchies Of The Ancient Eastern World, Vol 3: ...
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The chief chattered on, making a strenuous endeavour to appear quite harmless.
The Case of the Golden Bullet
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He was an older and more commonplace man, but harmless, quite harmless.
The Moon Endureth: Tales and Fancies
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In fact, despite their intimidating size the adults are quite harmless.
BBC
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But they left him in peace; for he was quite harmless.
Jean-Christophe, Volume I
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He is quite harmless as long as you keep your distance.
James Potter and the Curse of the Gatekeeper
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A wife stays out late; her actions may be quite harmless, only indiscreet.
Half a Rogue
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It is very curious-atbottom very feminine and amusing-andquite harmless.
Lady Rose's Daughter
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You will find them quite harmless and friendly-andvery eager to become acquainted.
The Primrose Ring
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Thanking him, I took the paper and read-Insane ,butquite harmless.
Amusements in Mathematics
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As for that Whitechapel beauty, he is quite harmless, I think.
The Blood Ship
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These, if they were not quite harmless, were but little mischievous.
The Writings of Thomas Paine — Volume 4 (1794-1796): The Age of ...
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His shells, fitted with clockwork fuzes, burst very high, and were quite harmless.
The Fifth Leicestershire / A Record of the 1/5th Battalion the L...
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No one ever molested him, and, therefore, he continued quite harmless.
Anecdotes of the Habits and Instinct of Animals
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And then with a profound sigh he muttered, 'Harmless, quite harmless.
Phantom Fortune, a Novel
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It's only good-humored fun-ofa rough sort, perhaps, but quite harmless.
The Wharf by the Docks: A Novel
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Quite harmless through the time
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United Kingdom
Common
United States of America
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