innocuous
adjective
not harmful or injurious; harmless.
innocuously
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a word derived from
innocuous.
Example Sentences
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It refers innocuously to “unity,” “social harmony” and a “shared destiny.”
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 28, 2026
For years, Times environmental reporter and Pulitzer finalist Rosanna Xia has been covering the legacy of forever chemical DDT, a pesticide once applied to humans as innocuously as hairspray and yardhose water.
From Los Angeles Times ● Nov. 21, 2025
In the Emmy-nominated opening credits of HBO’s “White Lotus,” wallpaper-like images told a story: The tropical prints started off innocuously enough, but then turned ominous.
From Seattle Times ● Jul. 26, 2023
The game began innocuously enough but became increasingly bad-tempered, with the home side angered at having to replace goalkeeper Christian Abbiati following a clash with Crouch in the box.
From BBC ● Feb. 14, 2023
Then the lechuzas, all thirteen of them, vanished into thin air, leaving only downy feathers floating innocuously in the rays of the morning sun.
From "Summer of the Mariposas" by Guadalupe García McCall
