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2 definitions found From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: Innocuous \In*noc"u*ous\, a. [L. innocuus; in- not + nocuus hurtful, fr nocere to hurt. See {Innocent}.] Harmless; producing no ill effect; innocent. A patient, innocuous, innocent man. --Burton. -- {In*noc"u*ous*ly}, adv -- {In*noc"u*ous*ness}, n. Where the salt sea innocuously breaks. --Wordsworth. From WordNet r 1.6 [wn]: innocuous adj 1: not injurious to physical or mental health [syn: {harmless}] [ant: {noxious}] 2: unlikely to harm or disturb anyone "harmless old man" [syn: {harmless}] 3: not causing disapproval; "it was an innocuous remark"; "confined himself to innocuous generalities"; "unobjectionable behavior" [syn: {unobjectionable}] 4: lacking intent or capacity to injure; "an innocent prank" [syn: {innocent}]
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