Adjective
- 1. inoffensive (vs. offensive), unoffending, offenseless, offenceless
- usage: not causing anger or annoyance; "inoffensive behavior"
- 2. inoffensive (vs. offensive), innocuous, unobjectionable
- usage: giving no offense; "a quiet inoffensive man"; "a refreshing inoffensive stimulant"
- 3. euphemistic (vs. dysphemistic), inoffensive
- usage: substituting a mild term for a harsher or distasteful one; "`peepee' is a common euphemistic term"
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