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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

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

Maybe its blandness is its superpower: adaptable, inoffensive, and always ready to be whatever we want it to be.

From Salon • Jul. 5, 2025

By nature inoffensive, friendly, and obliging, his presentation at St. James’s had made him courteous.

From "Pride and Prejudice" by Jane Austen




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