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Harmless vs Declaw - What's the difference?

harmless | declaw |

As an adjective harmless

is incapable of causing harm or danger.

As a verb declaw is

to surgically remove the claws from.

harmless

English

Adjective

(en adjective)
  • Incapable of causing harm or danger.
  • Not intended to harm; inoffensive.
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  • Safe.
  • Synonyms

    * benign * innocent * innocuous

    Antonyms

    * harmful

    Derived terms

    * harmlessly * harmlessness

    declaw

    English

    Verb

    (en verb)
  • To surgically remove the claws from.
  • (figuratively) To make harmless.
  • Anagrams

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