Harmlessly
['ha:mlisli]
Definition
(adv.) in a harmless manner; 'this is a harmlessly childish game'.
Edited by Hattie--From WordNet
Examples
- The revolver exploded harmlessly in the air, and the seaman crumpled up with a scream of pain and terror. Edgar Rice Burroughs. Tarzan of the Apes.
- I may be silent about it to Laura for ever--I must be silent now, even to YOU, till I see for myself that I can harmlessly and honourably speak. Wilkie Collins. The Woman in White.
- Tons of paraffine are manufactured yearly into chewing gum and chewed harmlessly by thousands. William K. David. Secrets of Wise Men, Chemists and Great Physicians.
- And in a sudden access of fury, he throws the cushion at the unoffending Mrs. Smallweed, but it passes harmlessly on one side of her chair. Charles Dickens. Bleak House.
- Whatever I can harmlessly and honestly do to help him I will do--for the sake of making your life and mine, love, as easy and as happy as possible. Wilkie Collins. The Woman in White.
Edited by Hattie