harmless
adjective
without the power or desire to do harm; innocuous.
harmlessly
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a word derived from
harmless.
Example Sentences
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Although ESBL- and CRE-producing bacteria often live harmlessly in the human gut, they can cause severe illness if they enter the urinary tract or bloodstream.
From Science Daily ● Jan. 23, 2026
Replays showed the slightest of contact was made by Verbruggen's high foot but, with the ball seemingly running harmlessly away from goal, Brighton's staff, players and fans were left incensed by the decision.
From BBC ● Jan. 19, 2026
If warmer oceans energize storms, couldn’t they also influence other meteorological phenomena that diverted this year’s hurricanes harmlessly out to sea?
From The Wall Street Journal ● Dec. 3, 2025
Then the wind shifted slightly, and the dense gray smoke that had been billowing harmlessly up the slope turned and engulfed me.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 16, 2025
If a solar flare hadn’t shifted the comet off course a week earlier, we’d be watching Fire Snake harmlessly pass Earth in a few days like it had since the beginning of time.
From "The Last Cuentista" by Donna Barba Higuera
