innocuous
adjective
not harmful or injurious; harmless.
innocuity
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a word derived from
innocuous.
Example Sentences
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Where official documents are available and contain details, offences can be shocking in their innocuity.
From BBC ● May 12, 2021
The World Health Organization issued a statement that read, “Mass immunization should not be generally adopted until such times as scientific data are available on the innocuity and efficacy of the vaccine.”
From Slate ● Feb. 9, 2021
This gives a compound or twopenny sensation of the unspeakable, combined with absolute innocuity, like a vegetarian chop or a temperance champagne.
From Without Prejudice by Israel Zangwill
