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inoffensive

[in-uh-fen-siv] / ˌɪn əˈfɛn sɪv /


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All of a Familiar’s behaviors are intended to be approachable and inoffensive, says Morgan Pope, a Familiar Machines roboticist who spent almost eight years at Disney Research.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 4, 2026

One of them is a title so generic, so blandly inoffensive yet simultaneously indicative of hope, resolve, or insider knowledge as to be, ultimately, unmemorable.

From Slate • Apr. 3, 2026

In a victim personal statement, the victim's brother, John Blackwood, said she was the "hub of the family... affable, inoffensive" and had many friends.

From BBC • Nov. 21, 2025

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

I therefore set about thinking of some witty reply; some statement which would still be safely inoffensive in the event of my having misjudged the situation.

From "The Remains of the Day" by Kazuo Ishiguro




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