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harmlessly

UK/ˈhɑːmləsli/US/ˈhɑɹmləsli/

harmlessly adverb: in a harmless manner.

Adverb

harmlessly (comparative more harmlessly, superlative most harmlessly)

  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.1946, George Johnston, Skyscrapers in the Mist, page 52

Forms of harmlessly

comparativemore harmlessly
superlativemost harmlessly

Origin of harmlessly

From harmless + -ly.

Questions about harmlessly

What does harmlessly mean?
Harmlessly means in a harmless manner.
What part of speech is harmlessly?
Harmlessly is an adverb.
How do you pronounce harmlessly?
Harmlessly is pronounced /ˈhɑːmləsli/ (UK).

Words near harmlessly in the dictionary

  1. harming a hair on someone's head
  2. Harmis
  3. Harmison
  4. Harmisons
  5. harmless
  6. harmlessly
  7. harmlessness
  8. harmlessnesses
  9. harmol
  10. harmolodic
  11. harmolodics

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