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.
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