Associations to the word «Inoffensive»

Wiktionary

INOFFENSIVE, adjective. Not offensive
INOFFENSIVE, adjective. Harmless

Dictionary definition

INOFFENSIVE, adjective. Not causing anger or annoyance; "inoffensive behavior".
INOFFENSIVE, adjective. Giving no offense; "a quiet inoffensive man"; "a refreshing inoffensive stimulant".
INOFFENSIVE, adjective. Substituting a mild term for a harsher or distasteful one; "`peepee' is a common euphemistic term".

Wise words

Words are always getting conventionalized to some secondary meaning. It is one of the works of poetry to take the truants in custody and bring them back to their right senses.
William Butler Yeats