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Innocuous

Innocuous Definition And Meaning
What's The Definition Of Innocuous? [adj] lacking intent or capacity to injure; "an innocent prank" [adj] not injurious to physical or mental health [adj] not causing disapproval; "it was an innocuous remark"; "confined himself to innocuous generalities"; "unobjectionable behavior" [adj] unlikely to harm or disturb anyone; "harmless old man" Synonyms \| Synonyms for Innocuous: harmless \| innocent \| innoxious \| inoffensive \| insipid \| safe \| uncontroversial \| unobjectionable Related Terms \| Find terms related to Innocuous: benign \| harmless \| homely \| humble \| humble-looking \| humblest \| humble-visaged \| inglorious \| innocent \| inoffensive \| least \| low \| lowest \| lowliest \| lowly \| mean \| modest \| nonmalignant \| nonpoisonous \| nontoxic \| nonvirulent \| plain \| poor \| sapless \| simple \| small \| teachable \| undamaging \| undistinguished \| unhurtful \| unimportant \| uninjurious \| unobnoxious \| unoffending \| unpretentious See Also \| Innocuous In Webster's Dictionary \Innoc"uous\, a. [L. innocuus; in- not + nocuus hurtful, fr. nocere to hurt. See {Innocent}.] Harmless; producing no ill effect; innocent. A patient, innocuous, innocent man. --Burton. -- {Innoc"uously}, adv. -- {Innoc"uousness}, n. Where the salt sea innocuously breaks. --Wordsworth.

Innocuous Definition And Meaning

What's The Definition Of Innocuous?

[adj] lacking intent or capacity to injure; "an innocent prank"
[adj] not injurious to physical or mental health
[adj] not causing disapproval; "it was an innocuous remark"; "confined himself to innocuous generalities"; "unobjectionable behavior"
[adj] unlikely to harm or disturb anyone; "harmless old man"

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Innocuous In Webster's Dictionary

\In*noc"u*ous\, a. [L. innocuus; in- not + nocuus
hurtful, fr. nocere to hurt. See {Innocent}.]
Harmless; producing no ill effect; innocent.

      A patient, innocuous, innocent man.      --Burton.
-- {In*noc"u*ous*ly}, adv. -- {In*noc"u*ous*ness}, n.

      Where the salt sea innocuously breaks.   --Wordsworth.

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