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- /ˌɪ.nə.ˈfen.sɪ.vli/
- /ˌɪ.nə.ˈfen.sɪ.vli/
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- US Pronunciation
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- /ˌɪ.nə.ˈfen.sɪ.vli/
Definition of inoffensively word
- noun inoffensively In an inoffensive manner. 1
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Parts of speech for Inoffensively
noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
inoffensively popularity
A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 95% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
Most Europeans know this English word. The frequency of it’s usage is somewhere between "mom" and "screwdriver".
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This diagram is provided by Google Ngram ViewerSynonyms for inoffensively
adverb inoffensively
- innocuously — not harmful or injurious; harmless: an innocuous home remedy.
- harmlessly — In a harmless manner.
- innocently — free from moral wrong; without sin; pure: innocent children.
- mildly — amiably gentle or temperate in feeling or behavior toward others.
- blandly — If you do something blandly, you do it in a calm and quiet way.
Antonyms for inoffensively
adverb inoffensively
- offensively — causing resentful displeasure; highly irritating, angering, or annoying: offensive television commercials.
- angrily — feeling or showing anger or strong resentment (usually followed by at, with, or about): to be angry at the dean; to be angry about the snub.
- belligerently — aggressively
- hostilely — of, relating to, or characteristic of an enemy: a hostile nation.
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