harmlessly

English

Etymology

harmless +‎ -ly

Pronunciation

(UK) IPA^(key): /ˈhɑːmləsli/
(US) IPA^(key): /ˈhɑɹmləsli/

Adverb

harmlessly (comparative more harmlessly, superlative most harmlessly)

In a harmless manner.
- 1946, George Johnston, Skyscrapers in the Mist, page 52:
  This does not take into account the tens of thousands of New Yorkers who are harmlessly and charmingly insane in a peculiarly Manhattanite manner.

Translations

in a harmless manner

Catalan: inofensivament
Finnish: harmittomasti
French: inoffensivement (fr)
Georgian: უვნებლად (uvneblad)
Italian: innocuamente (it)
Polish: nieszkodliwie
Spanish: inofensivamente
Swedish: ofarligt (sv)

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