anodyne
Example Sentences
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He doesn’t actually understand the corporate world but treats it like a game, filling out forms, writing anodyne requests to lawyers and other middlemen, steadily accumulating positions in public companies.
Opponents described as "brutal" and "inhuman" a reform which in other countries would have seemed perfectly anodyne.
From BBC
In segments on TVs or tablets, these anodyne tales are effective babysitters.
From New York Times
That is a remarkably anodyne characterization of activities that include:
From Washington Post
G7 summits are notorious for anodyne and slightly ridiculous photo opportunities which leave world leaders struggling to seem natural in bizarre contexts - for example meeting another world leader on a small, overcast English beach.
From Reuters
From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
