harmlessly

English

Etymology

From harmless +‎ -ly.

Pronunciation

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

Adverb

harmlessly (comparative more harmlessly, superlative most harmlessly)

  1. 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.

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