innocuous
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yu adjective
1.
not harmful or injurious; harmless: an innocuous home remedy.
2.
not likely to irritate or offend; inoffensive; an innocuous remark.
3.
not interesting, stimulating, or significant; pallid; insipid: an innocuous novel.
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innocuous (ɪˈnɒkjʊəs) ![[Click for IPA pronunciation guide]](http://static.sfdict.com/dictstatic/g/d/dictionary_questionbutton_default.gif) | |
| —adj | |
| having little or no adverse or harmful effect; harmless | |
| [C16: from Latin innocuus harmless, from | |
| in'nocuously | |
| —adv | |
| in'nocuousness | |
| —n | |
| innocuity | |
| —n | |
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Dictionary.com's 21st Century Lexicon
| Main Entry: | innocuous1 |
| Part of Speech: | adj |
| Definition: | harmless; innoxious |
| Etymology: | Latin in- + nocere 'to injure' |
| Main Entry: | innocuous2 |
| Part of Speech: | adj |
| Definition: | unlikely to arouse strong feeling; insipid |
| Etymology: | Latin in- + nocere 'to injure' |
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Word Origin & History
innocuous
1598, from L. innocuus "harmless," from in- "not" + nocuus "hurtful," from root of nocere "to injure, harm," from *nok-s-, suffixed form of PIE base *nek- "death" (see noxious).
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American Heritage
Medical Dictionary
innocuous in·noc·u·ous (ĭ-nŏk'y&oomacr;-əs)
adj.
Having no adverse effect; harmless.
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Example sentences
They also read too much political import and intrigue into small, innocuous decisions.
Others were utterly innocuous, such as deciding whether to take a train or a bus to work.
It sounds innocuous enough to say that you're making this data more accessible.
Ultrasonic waves are usually innocuous, bouncing off tissue.
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