inoffensively
(ad.)無害地
In·of·fen·sive a.
1. Giving no offense, or provocation; causing no uneasiness, annoyance, or disturbance; as, an inoffensive man, answer, appearance.
2. Harmless; doing no injury or mischief.
3. Not obstructing; presenting no interruption or hindrance. [R.]
So have I seen a river gently glide
In a smooth course, and inoffensive tide. --Addison.
-- In*of*fen*sive*ly, adv. -- In*of*fen*sive*ness, n.
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inoffensively
adv : in a not unpleasantly offensive manner; "that wretched
beast, the elephant, breathing inoffensively not a pace
behind me" [ant: offensively]