nonalarming
adjEtymology From non- + alarming.
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Not alarming.
- When you use any of the descriptive phrases listed below, your child may ask, "What does that mean?" so you need to be ready with another nonalarming answer.1995, Paula Statman, On the safe side: teach your child to be safe, strong, and street-smart, page 82:
- I sighed to Selene in a calm, nonalarming manner as she was grasping for key and padlock in front of the door.1996, Ray A. Young Bear, Black Eagle Child: The Facepaint Narratives, page 180: