nonthreateningly
- adverb
- /nɒnˈθrɛtənɪŋli/
:
de manera inofensiva
- He approached the dog nonthreateningly, speaking in a soft voice to calm it down.
Examples
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She smiled nonthreateningly at the group of children, reassuring them that they were safe.
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Over the centuries, from his time to ours, a great variety of human needs have aligned themselves with music teaching, usually quite compatibly and nonthreateningly.
Academic text (1999) -
Introducing new actors into the forum will provide fresh sources of funding and expertise, organize the disparate efforts of environmental organizations in China, advance U.S. trade interests, and nonthreateningly support Chinese NGOs.
Academic text (1999) -
The teacher explained the new rules nonthreateningly, making sure all the students felt comfortable.
Synonyms
8
2.3
In a way that does not hurt people or things
1
5.5
In a harmless way that does not upset or hurt people
In a way that does not seem dangerous
Antonyms
How Threatening
Surface Forms
Morphology
nonthreateningly = nonthreatening (transparent) = non + threaten + ing + ly
Formed by adding the adverbial suffix '-ly' to the clearly negated adjective 'nonthreatening' (non- + threatening).
Etymology
Nonthreateningly starts with non- ('not'), has threatening from threat ('danger'), and ends with -ly ('in a way'), so it means 'in a way that does not seem dangerous'.