"harmlessly" meaning in English

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Adverb

IPA: /ˈhɑːmləsli/ [UK], /ˈhɑɹmləsli/ [US] Forms: more harmlessly [comparative], most harmlessly [superlative]
Etymology: Etymology tree English harmless Middle English -ly English -ly English harmlessly From harmless + -ly. Etymology templates: {{ety|en|:af|harmless|-ly<id:adverbial>|text=+|tree=1}} Etymology tree English harmless Middle English -ly English -ly English harmlessly [Appendix:Glossary#inherited|Inherited]] from", "keyword" : "inherited" } ], "status" : "ok", "lang_name" : "English", "term" : "-ly", "lang" : "en" } ], "keyword_label" : "From", "is_group" : true, "keyword" : "affix" } ], "lang_name" : "English", "term" : "harmlessly", "status" : "ok", "lang" : "en" }" data-lang="en" data-title="harmlessly"> From harmless + -ly. Head templates: {{en-adv}} harmlessly (comparative more harmlessly, superlative most harmlessly)
  1. In a harmless manner. Translations (in a harmless manner): inofensivament (Catalan), harmittomasti (Finnish), inoffensivement (French), უვნებლად (uvneblad) (Georgian), innocuamente (Italian), nieszkodliwie (Polish), inofensivamente (Spanish), ofarligt (Swedish)
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