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innocuous
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innocuous
(adjective)
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innocuous
/ɪ
ˈ
nɑːkjəwəs/
adjective
innocuous
/ɪ
ˈ
nɑːkjəwəs/
adjective
Learner's definition of INNOCUOUS
[
more innocuous; most innocuous
]
1
:
not likely to bother or offend anyone
:
inoffensive
He told a few
innocuous
jokes.
an
innocuous
question
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2
:
causing no injury
:
harmless
an
innocuous
gas
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— innocuously
adverb
— innocuousness
noun
[
noncount
]
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