harmless

/ˈhɑːmləs/ adjective

Definition

NOT CAUSING DAMAGE › not able or not likely to cause any hurt or damage: Taken in small doses, this drug is completely harmless.

NOT UPSETTING › not likely to shock or upset people: Their jokes seemed harmless enough.

harmlessly adverb

(Definition of harmless adjective from the Cambridge Learner's Dictionary © Cambridge University Press)

real or true

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