Innocuous
[ɪ'nɒkjʊəs] or [ɪ'nɑkjuəs]
Definition
(adj.) not injurious to physical or mental health .
(adj.) not causing disapproval; 'it was an innocuous remark'; 'confined himself to innocuous generalities'; 'unobjectionable behavior' .
Typist: Virginia--From WordNet
Definition
(a.) Harmless; producing no ill effect; innocent.
Typist: Osborn
Synonyms and Synonymous
a. Harmless, inoffensive, innoxious, innocent.
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Synonyms and Antonyms
SYN:Inoffensive, harmless, wholesome
ANT:Obnoxious, hurtful, deleterious, insidious
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Definition
adj. not hurtful: harmless in effects.—adv. Innoc′uously.—ns. Innoc′uousness Innocū′ity the state of being innocuous.
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Examples
- Why should I, when I believe the bite innocuous as a cut of this penknife? Charlotte Bronte. Shirley.
- At any moment, however, the barrier might fall, and Justinian lost no time in rendering the guns innocuous, if he were forced to retreat up the gorge. Fergus Hume. The Island of Fantasy.
- She believed him; and, right or wrong, it is certain that in her case the bite proved innocuous. Charlotte Bronte. Shirley.
- The mere statement of the fact would have rendered it innocuous. Edith Wharton. The House of Mirth.
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