unoffending

• Veraltetes Adjektiv mit der Bedeutung harmlos, unschuldig oder niemanden beleidigend bzw. verletzend.

An old-fashioned adjective meaning harmless, innocent, or not causing offense.

1. Not causing offenseB2formal

   Not likely to cause anger, resentment, or annoyance; harmless.

   Harmlos

   • His unoffending remarks were well received by everyone.
   • She made an unoffending comment about the weather.
   • The joke was completely unoffending and made everyone smile.

   Synonymebenignharmlessinnocentinnocuousinoffensivemildpeaceableunobjectionable

   Antonymeannoyinginsultingirritatingoffensiveprovocative

2. Innocent or harmlessB2formal

   Not guilty of any wrongdoing; not harmful or dangerous.

   Harmlos

   • The unoffending bystander was caught in the middle of the argument.
   • He is an unoffending person who never picks a fight.
   • The animal looked unoffending, but it was actually quite dangerous.

   Synonymebenignblamelessguiltlessharmlessinnocentinoffensiveunobjectionable

   Antonymedangerousguiltyharmfuloffendingwrongdoing