Inoffensive
(In"of*fen"sive) a. [Pref. in- not + offensiue: cf. F. inoffensif.]
1. Giving no offense, or provocation; causing no uneasiness, annoyance, or disturbance; as, an inoffensive
man, answer, appearance.
2. Harmless; doing no injury or mischief. Dryden.
3. Not obstructing; presenting no interruption or hindrance. [R.] Milton.
So have I seen a river gently glide
In a smooth course, and inoffensive tide.
Addison. — In"of*fen"sive*ly, adv. — In"of*fen"sive*ness, n.
Inofficial
(In"of*fi"cial) a. Not official; not having official sanction or authority; not according to the forms
or ceremony of official business; as, inofficial intelligence.
Pinckney and Marshall would not make inofficial visits to discuss official business.
Pickering. Syn. — Private; informal; unwarranted; unauthorizod; irregular; unceremonious; unprofessional.
Inofficially
(In`of*fi"cial*ly), adv. Without the usual forms, or not in the official character.
Inofficious
(In`of*fi"cious) a. [L. inofficiosus: cf. F. inofficieux. See In- not, and Officious.]
1. Indifferent to obligation or duty. [Obs.]
Thou drown'st thyself in inofficious sleep.
B. Jonson. 2. Not officious; not civil or attentive. [Obs.] Jonhson.
3. (Law) Regardless of natural obligation; contrary to natural duty; unkind; — commonly said of a testament
made without regard to natural obligation, or by which a child is unjustly deprived of inheritance. "The
inofficious testament." Blackstone. "An inofficious disposition of his fortune." Paley.
Inofficiously
(In`of*fi"cious*ly), adv. Not officiously.
Inogen
(In"o*gen) n. [Gr. a muscle + -gen.] (Physiol.) A complex nitrogenous substance, which, by
Hermann's hypothesis, is continually decomposed and reproduced in the muscles, during their life.
Inoperation
(In*op`er*a"tion) n. [L. inoperari to effect; pref. in- in + operari to operate.] Agency; influence; production
of effects. [Obs.] Bp. Hall.
Inoperative
(In*op"er*a*tive) a. [Pref. in- not + operative.] Not operative; not active; producing no
effects; as, laws renderd inoperative by neglect; inoperative remedies or processes.
