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So mild or uncontroversial that it is unlikely to offend.

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anodyne

The spokesperson issued an anodyne statement that addressed none of the difficult questions.
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His anodyne remarks kept the meeting calm but added little.
From Vocabulary Studio 4: Anodyne to apposite.
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