Definition for IN-OF-FENS'IVE

IN-OF-FENS'IVE, a. [in and offensive.]

  1. Giving no offense or provocation; as, an inoffensive man; an inoffensive answer.
  2. Giving no uneasiness or disturbance; as, an inoffensive appearance or sight.
  3. Harmless; doing no injury or mischief. Thy inoffensive satires never bite. Dryden.
  4. Not obstructing; presenting no hinderance. From hence a passage broad, / Smooth, easy, inoffensive, down to hell. Milton. [Unusual.]

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