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unthreateningly

unthreateningly adverb: in an unthreatening way.

Adverb

unthreateningly (comparative more unthreateningly, superlative most unthreateningly)

  1. In an unthreatening way.
    • And then of course humans tend to make more of a fuss over animals we can relate to – because they stand on two legs or live in charming family units, or are unthreateningly charismatic.2015, Theo Tait, ‘Don't wear yum-yum yellow’, London Review of Books, volume 34, number 15

Forms of unthreateningly

comparativemore unthreateningly
superlativemost unthreateningly

Origin of unthreateningly

From unthreatening + -ly.

Questions about unthreateningly

What does unthreateningly mean?
Unthreateningly means in an unthreatening way.
What part of speech is unthreateningly?
Unthreateningly is an adverb.

Words near unthreateningly in the dictionary

  1. unthreading
  2. unthreads
  3. unthreatenable
  4. unthreatened
  5. unthreatening
  6. unthreateningly
  7. unthreateningness
  8. unthreshed
  9. unthresholded
  10. unthridden
  11. unthrift

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