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harmless

 
 
/ˈhɑːmləs/ adjective

Translation

NOT CAUSING DAMAGE not able or not likely to cause any hurt or damage
zararsız
Taken in small doses, this drug is completely harmless.1993
NOT UPSETTING not likely to shock or upset people
zararsız, zararı dokunmayan
Their jokes seemed harmless enough.1993
harmlessly adverb
zararsız bir şekilde
(Definition of harmless adjective from the Cambridge Learner's Dictionary English-Turkish © Cambridge University Press)

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