harmlessly

1. 1.

   in a harmless manner

   “this is a harmlessly childish game”

   Antonymsharmfully

Questions about harmlessly

What does harmlessly mean?

harmlessly means "in a harmless manner".

How many syllables are in harmlessly?

harmlessly has 3 syllables: harm-les-sly. The stress falls on "harm". In IPA it is /ˈhɑɹmləsli/.

What is the opposite of harmlessly?

The recorded antonyms are harmfully.

Is harmlessly a common word?

harmlessly is banded "Rare" — specialist or archaic — most readers will not have met it. The band comes from how often the word appears in a large corpus of everyday English, not from an editor's impression.