inoffensive

«inoffensive» in Mova's school dictionary: Not likely to upset, annoy or offend anyone; harmless — its meaning for a pupil, its sense in the lessons and examples.

part of speech

adjective (inoffensive, more inoffensive)

meaning for a pupil

1) Not likely to upset, annoy or offend anyone; harmless. tree →

2) Pleasant but rather dull or ordinary: an inoffensive colour. tree →

sense in the lessons

In everyday life: an inoffensive joke, an inoffensive little animal, an inoffensive beige wall. In stories it can describe a quiet, harmless character, sometimes unfairly picked on. Phrases: quite inoffensive, perfectly inoffensive, a mild inoffensive man.

examples

• The joke was inoffensive, so everyone laughed. tree →
• Grass snakes are inoffensive and won't hurt you. tree →
• He was a quiet, inoffensive boy who never caused trouble. tree →
• They painted the room an inoffensive cream. tree →
• It's better to pick an inoffensive team name. tree →
• The puppy was inoffensive, just very excited. tree →

note

Opposite: «offensive». «Inoffensive» can be praise (harmless) or mild criticism (boring).

Trees and pragmatics

Every meaning and example of «inoffensive» parsed by Mova, each sentence with its dependency tree and frames.