in ‧ noc ‧ u ‧ ous /ɪˈnɒkjuəs $ ɪˈnɑːk-/ BrE AmE adjective
[ Date: 1500-1600 ; Language: Latin ; Origin: innocuus , from nocere ; ⇨ ↑ innocent 1 ]
not offensive, dangerous, or harmful SYN harmless :
an innocuous remark
He’s a perfectly innocuous young man.
—innocuously adverb