Definition of harmlessly in English:
harmlessly
adverbˈhɑːmləsliˈhɑrmləsli
1In a manner not able or likely to cause harm.
the weapons fell harmlessly to the floor
the fireball passed harmlessly above them
Example sentencesExamples
- The first pellet whistled past my ear and bounced harmlessly off the curtains.
- The bomb exploded harmlessly 20 kilometers above the ground, leaving a train of smoke that remained visible for an hour.
- He fired another bullet at David; it ricocheted off the armor harmlessly.
- Excess energy has to be dissipated harmlessly as heat.
- Concerned about animal welfare, she wants to remove the mouse as harmlessly as possible.
- The local anaesthetic is harmlessly broken down within a few hours.
- The infection is carried harmlessly by about a third of the population.
- The piece of debris from an old rocket engine passed by harmlessly.
- An arrow streaked through the air and landed harmlessly in the road on the other side.
- A bomb exploded harmlessly a thousand yards away, throwing up a plume of soft sand.
- 1.1 In an inoffensive manner.
he was harmlessly expressing his free speech
Example sentencesExamples
- When every other question has been batted harmlessly away, an interviewer can always rely on the killer question.
- He harmlessly looked in over the rim of the kittens' box.
- The harmlessly eccentric community is very inclusive.
- I was harmlessly sitting at my desk looking though my account.
- He harmlessly stares at some of the town folk.
- She was flirting harmlessly with some boys who were passing by.
- Reality TV started harmlessly enough with mainly American shows.
- He liked telling harmlessly mischievous stories about people he had known.
- It was an innocent enough question, harmlessly delivered, but she knew that there had to be more behind it.
- Why feel so guilty about a feeling that remains a mere fancy, harmlessly stashed away in your brain?
Definition of harmlessly in US English:
harmlessly
adverbˈhɑrmləsliˈhärmləslē
1In a manner not able or likely to cause harm.
the weapons fell harmlessly to the floor
the fireball passed harmlessly above them
Example sentencesExamples
- The infection is carried harmlessly by about a third of the population.
- The piece of debris from an old rocket engine passed by harmlessly.
- Concerned about animal welfare, she wants to remove the mouse as harmlessly as possible.
- The bomb exploded harmlessly 20 kilometers above the ground, leaving a train of smoke that remained visible for an hour.
- Excess energy has to be dissipated harmlessly as heat.
- The first pellet whistled past my ear and bounced harmlessly off the curtains.
- He fired another bullet at David; it ricocheted off the armor harmlessly.
- The local anaesthetic is harmlessly broken down within a few hours.
- A bomb exploded harmlessly a thousand yards away, throwing up a plume of soft sand.
- An arrow streaked through the air and landed harmlessly in the road on the other side.
- 1.1 In an inoffensive manner.
he was harmlessly expressing his free speech
Example sentencesExamples
- He harmlessly looked in over the rim of the kittens' box.
- I was harmlessly sitting at my desk looking though my account.
- The harmlessly eccentric community is very inclusive.
- He liked telling harmlessly mischievous stories about people he had known.
- She was flirting harmlessly with some boys who were passing by.
- He harmlessly stares at some of the town folk.
- It was an innocent enough question, harmlessly delivered, but she knew that there had to be more behind it.
- When every other question has been batted harmlessly away, an interviewer can always rely on the killer question.
- Why feel so guilty about a feeling that remains a mere fancy, harmlessly stashed away in your brain?
- Reality TV started harmlessly enough with mainly American shows.