inoffensive
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These Yankees—led by mild-mannered slugger Aaron Judge, who was injured these playoffs—are inoffensive, even likable.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 9, 2026
She described Ruben as "inoffensive" and "a normal bloke", adding that "Jon was definitely the leader, he was in charge" and if the children needed quietening down "he would speak to them like a teacher".
From BBC ● Feb. 7, 2026
It’s surrounded by modern apartment buildings, boxy and inoffensive, built to blend in with today’s taste.
From Los Angeles Times ● Nov. 21, 2025
The gags were mild and inoffensive, the perfect way to portend the remainder of the show, which felt the same way.
From Salon ● Mar. 3, 2025
“Oi heard they had some trouble up on Mauthen farm,” I said, keeping my information as vague and inoffensive as possible.
From "The Name of the Wind" by Patrick Rothfuss
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