(ˈ)i|näkyəwəs, əˈn- adjective
Etymology: Latin innocuus, from in- in- (I) + -nocuus (from nocēre to harm, hurt) — more at noxious
1. : producing no ill effect : working no injury : harmless
preliminary tests have proved it to be innocuous — Journal of Chem. Education
2.
a. : not likely to arouse animus or give offense : inoffensive
confined himself to innocuous generalities
b. : not likely to arouse strong feelings : lacking the capacity to excite
elaborate concealment of innocuous regions — P.M.Gregory
or move : pallid , insipid , insignificant
a pleasant but innocuous suite — Arthur Berger
• in·noc·u·ous·ly adverb
• in·noc·u·ous·ness noun -es