harmlessly

harmlessly
adverb see harmless

New Collegiate Dictionary. 2001.

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  • harmlessly — harmless ► ADJECTIVE ▪ not able or likely to cause harm. DERIVATIVES harmlessly adverb harmlessness noun …   English terms dictionary

  • harmlessly — adverb in a harmless manner (Freq. 1) this is a harmlessly childish game • Ant: ↑harmfully • Derived from adjective: ↑harmless …   Useful english dictionary

  • Harmlessly — Harmless Harm less (h[aum]rm l[e^]s), a. 1. Free from harm; unhurt; as, to give bond to save another harmless. [1913 Webster] 2. Free from power or disposition to harm; innocent; inoffensive. The harmless deer. Drayton Syn: Innocent; innoxious;… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • harmlessly — See harmless. * * * …   Universalium

  • harmlessly — adverb In a harmless manner …   Wiktionary

  • harmlessly — adv. safely, innocuously, in a harmless manner, without causing injury …   English contemporary dictionary

  • harmlessly — harm·less·ly …   English syllables

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  • harmless — harmlessly, adv. harmlessness, n. /hahrm lis/, adj. 1. without the power or desire to do harm; innocuous: He looks mean but he s harmless; a harmless Halloween prank. 2. without injury; unhurt; unharmed. 3. hold harmless, Law. to relieve from… …   Universalium

  • harmless — [[t]hɑ͟ː(r)mləs[/t]] 1) ADJ GRADED Something that is harmless does not have any bad effects, especially on people s health. Industry has been working at developing harmless substitutes for these gases... This experiment was harmless to the… …   English dictionary

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