Associations to the word «Innocuous»

Wiktionary

INNOCUOUS, adjective. Harmless; producing no ill effect.
INNOCUOUS, adjective. Inoffensive; unprovocative; not exceptional.

Dictionary definition

INNOCUOUS, adjective. Not injurious to physical or mental health.
INNOCUOUS, adjective. Not causing disapproval; "it was an innocuous remark"; "confined himself to innocuous generalities"; "unobjectionable behavior".
INNOCUOUS, adjective. Lacking intent or capacity to injure; "an innocent prank".

Wise words

Words - so innocent and powerless as they are, as standing in a dictionary, how potent for good and evil they become in the hands of one who knows how to combine them.
Nathaniel Hawthorne