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innocuous [ɪˈnɒkjʊəs] adj
having little or no adverse or harmful effect; harmless [from Latin innocuus harmless, from in-1 + nocēre to harm] innocuously adv innocuousness , innocuity [ˌɪnəˈkjuːɪtɪ] n ThesaurusLegend: Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
innocuous adjective harmless, safe, innocent, inoffensive, innoxious Both mushrooms look innocuous, but are in fact deadly. Translations innocuous [ɪˈnɒkjuəs] adj (= harmless) [substance] → inoffensif/ive (not offensive) [remark, question] → anodin(e) innocuous [ɪˈnɒkjʊəs] adj → innocuo/a innocuous [ɪˈnɒkjʊəs] adj → innocuo/a adj innocuous [iˈnokjuəs] harmless This drug was at first mistakenly thought to be innocuous. onskadelik غَير ضار، غَيْر مُؤْذٍ безвреден neškodný harmløs; uskadelig unschädlich αβλαβής inocuo, inofensivo ohutu بی ضرر vaaraton inoffensif לא מַזִיק हानि न करने वाला neškodljiv ártalmatlan tak berbahaya meinlaus, hættulaus innocuo 無害の 무해한 nekenksmingas nekaitīgs tak berbahaya onschadelijk uskadelig, harmløs nieszkodliwy inofensivo inofensiv безвредный neškodný neškodljiv bezopasan oskadlig, ofarlig ซึ่งไม่มีอันตราย zararsız, tehlikesiz 無害的 нешкідливий, неотруйний بے ضرر vô hại 无害的 How to thank TFD for its existence? Tell a friend about us, add a link to this page, add the site to iGoogle, or visit webmaster's page for free fun content. |
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| Whatever my intentions were, I have been innocuous, for you have dogged my strides and counteracted my influence. In this particular case, however mechanical and innocuous it might be at other times, Hepzibah's contortion of brow served her in good stead. It might have expressed the state of mind of an innocuous insect, flat in shape and conscious of the impending pressure of a boot-sole, and reflecting that he was perhaps too flat to be crushed. |
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