Emily Dickinson Lexicon
Definition for IN-OF-FENS'IVE
IN-OF-FENS'IVE, a. [in and offensive.]
- Giving no offense or provocation; as, an inoffensive man; an inoffensive answer.
- Giving no uneasiness or disturbance; as, an inoffensive appearance or sight.
- Harmless; doing no injury or mischief. Thy inoffensive satires never bite. Dryden.
- Not obstructing; presenting no hinderance. From hence a passage broad, / Smooth, easy, inoffensive, down to hell. Milton. [Unusual.]
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