Hypertext Webster Gateway: "innocuous"
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) 1.7 (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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