Meaning

2 senses
  1. Not offensive

    an inoffensive joke

    безоби́дныйbezobídnyj, необи́дныйneobídnyj

    необра́зливийneobrázlyvyj

  2. Harmless

    an inoffensive plant

    безвре́дныйbezvrédnyj

    нешкідли́вийneškidlývyj

More definitions
  • giving no offense
  • not causing anger or annoyance

Examples

3 sentences
  1. It's offensive how inoffensive you are!

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  2. Mary's dog is inoffensive.

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  3. Ideally, food should be tasty, cheap, healthy, and morally inoffensive.

    ruВ идеальном случае, пища должна быть вкусной, дешёвой, здоровой и нравственно не предосудительной.

    deIm Idealfall ist Essen lecker, billig, gesund und moralisch unbedenklich.

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Translations

6 languages
Українська
By meaning 2
not offensive — see also innocuous:
harmless — see also harmless, innocuous:
Русский
By meaning 2
not offensive — see also innocuous:
harmless — see also harmless, innocuous:

Forms

more inoffensive, most inoffensive
Comparativemore inoffensive Lesson
Superlativemost inoffensive Lesson

regular

Synonyms

2 synonyms
all senses:innocuous
Close in meaning

Antonyms

1 antonyms

Word family

2 related words

See also

neighbours in the dictionary
inoffensive — meaning, examples, forms, synonyms | Krumeto