HARMLESSLY

harmlessly

(adverb) in a harmless manner; “this is a harmlessly childish game”

Source: WordNet® 3.1


Etymology

Adverb

harmlessly (comparative more harmlessly, superlative most harmlessly)

In a harmless manner.

Source: Wiktionary


HARMLESS

Harm"less, a.

1. Free from harm; unhurt; as, to give bond to save another harmless.

2. Free from power or disposition to harm; innocent; inoffensive. " The harmless deer." Drayton

Syn.

– Innocent; innoxious; innocuous; inoffensive; unoffending; unhurt; uninjured; unharmed. --Harm"less*ly, adv.- Harm"less*ness, n.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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Word of the Day

22 February 2025

ANALYSIS

(noun) the use of closed-class words instead of inflections: e.g., ‘the father of the bride’ instead of ‘the bride’s father’


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