slovo | definícia |
inoffensive (encz) | inoffensive,neškodný adj: Zdeněk Brož |
Inoffensive (gcide) | Inoffensive \In"of*fen"sive\, a. [Pref. in- not + offensiue: cf.
F. inoffensif.]
1. Giving no offense, or provocation; causing no uneasiness,
annoyance, or disturbance; as, an inoffensive man, answer,
appearance.
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2. Harmless; doing no injury or mischief. --Dryden.
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3. Not obstructing; presenting no interruption or hindrance.
[R.] --Milton.
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So have I seen a river gently glide
In a smooth course, and inoffensive tide. --Addison.
-- In"of*fen"sive*ly, adv. -- In"of*fen"sive*ness, n.
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inoffensive (wn) | inoffensive
adj 1: not causing anger or annoyance; "inoffensive behavior"
[syn: inoffensive, unoffending] [ant: offensive]
2: giving no offense; "a quiet inoffensive man"; "a refreshing
inoffensive stimulant" [ant: offensive]
3: substituting a mild term for a harsher or distasteful one;
"`peepee' is a common euphemistic term" [syn: euphemistic,
inoffensive] [ant: dysphemistic, offensive] |
| podobné slovo | definícia |
inoffensive (encz) | inoffensive,neškodný adj: Zdeněk Brož |
inoffensively (encz) | inoffensively, |
inoffensiveness (encz) | inoffensiveness,neškodnost n: Zdeněk Brož |
Inoffensively (gcide) | Inoffensive \In"of*fen"sive\, a. [Pref. in- not + offensiue: cf.
F. inoffensif.]
1. Giving no offense, or provocation; causing no uneasiness,
annoyance, or disturbance; as, an inoffensive man, answer,
appearance.
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2. Harmless; doing no injury or mischief. --Dryden.
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3. Not obstructing; presenting no interruption or hindrance.
[R.] --Milton.
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So have I seen a river gently glide
In a smooth course, and inoffensive tide. --Addison.
-- In"of*fen"sive*ly, adv. -- In"of*fen"sive*ness, n.
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Inoffensiveness (gcide) | Inoffensive \In"of*fen"sive\, a. [Pref. in- not + offensiue: cf.
F. inoffensif.]
1. Giving no offense, or provocation; causing no uneasiness,
annoyance, or disturbance; as, an inoffensive man, answer,
appearance.
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2. Harmless; doing no injury or mischief. --Dryden.
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3. Not obstructing; presenting no interruption or hindrance.
[R.] --Milton.
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So have I seen a river gently glide
In a smooth course, and inoffensive tide. --Addison.
-- In"of*fen"sive*ly, adv. -- In"of*fen"sive*ness, n.
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inoffensive (wn) | inoffensive
adj 1: not causing anger or annoyance; "inoffensive behavior"
[syn: inoffensive, unoffending] [ant: offensive]
2: giving no offense; "a quiet inoffensive man"; "a refreshing
inoffensive stimulant" [ant: offensive]
3: substituting a mild term for a harsher or distasteful one;
"`peepee' is a common euphemistic term" [syn: euphemistic,
inoffensive] [ant: dysphemistic, offensive] |
inoffensively (wn) | inoffensively
adv 1: in a not unpleasantly offensive manner; "that wretched
beast, the elephant, breathing inoffensively not a pace
behind me" [ant: offensively] |
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