Harmlessly

//ˈhɑɹmləsli// adv

adv ·Rare ·Advanced level

Definitions

Adverb
  1. 1
    In a harmless manner.

    "This does not take into account the tens of thousands of New Yorkers who are harmlessly and charmingly insane in a peculiarly Manhattanite manner."

Adverb
  1. 1
    in a harmless manner wordnet

Example

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"Hurricane Hector, swirling harmlessly in the Pacific about 1,700 miles (2,760 km) east of the Big Island, was expected to grow into a major hurricane Saturday, meaning that its maximum sustained winds would reach at least 111 mph (179 km per hour)."

Etymology

From harmless + -ly.

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