innocuous
not harmful or offensive
Word origin: From Latin innocuus, harmless, from nocere, to harm.
Innocuous in a sentence
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What seemed an innocuous comment turned out to deeply offend the guests.
What began as an innocuous remark was later quoted out of context to damaging effect.
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Verbal · Text Completion
The committee's report was praised for its candor, yet its central recommendation was so blank that administrators could cite it to justify nearly any policy they had already resolved to pursue.
Using “innocuous” well
Innocuous describes something harmless or inoffensive, often something that seems unlikely to cause trouble, and it contrasts with harmful and noxious.
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