inoffensive
adjective
causing no harm, trouble, or annoyance.
inoffensiveness
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a word derived from
inoffensive.
Example Sentences
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One of the most prominent thinkers on this issue, journalist Wesley Lowery, has written that some defenders of objectivity are more interested in inoffensiveness and appearance, less so on journalistic rigor.
From Seattle Times ● Apr. 25, 2024
It might leave them out in the name of ecumenicism, of inoffensiveness, of being something for as many people as possible — what an uncharitable person might call the lowest common denominator.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 16, 2021
Their freak-flag-flying zaniness almost looks progressive next to Rogue One, which is almost pedantic in its inoffensiveness.
From Time ● Dec. 13, 2016
As the caboose of this franchise, a movie about Colton’s celestial experiences was as likely as the big-tent inoffensiveness of its message.
From New York Times ● Apr. 15, 2014
"I doubt if the plea of inoffensiveness would open the gates of Heaven to any one."
From The Lamp in the Desert by Ethel M. (Ethel May) Dell
