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| in·noc·u·ous [ i nókyoo əss ] |
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1. unlikely to offend: not intended to cause offense or provoke a strong reaction and unlikely to do so
  an innocuous comment
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2. harmless: harmless in effect
an innocuous white powder
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| [Late 16th century. < Latin innocuus< nocuus "hurtful" < nocere "to harm"] |
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| in·noc·u·ous·ly adverb |
| in·noc·u·ous·ness noun |
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