innocuous
[ ih-nok-yoo-uh s ]
/ ɪˈnɒk yu əs /
adjective
not harmful or injurious; harmless: an innocuous home remedy.
not likely to irritate or offend; inoffensive; an innocuous remark.
not interesting, stimulating, or significant; pallid; insipid: an innocuous novel.
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innocuous
/ (ɪˈnɒkjʊəs) /
adjective
having little or no adverse or harmful effect; harmless
Derived forms of innocuous
innocuously, adverbinnocuousness or innocuity (ˌɪnəˈkjuːɪtɪ), nounWord Origin for innocuous
C16: from Latin innocuus harmless, from in- 1 + nocēre to harm
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Medical definitions for innocuous
innocuous
[ ĭ-nŏk′yōō-əs ]
adj.
Having no adverse effect; harmless.
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