Innocuous - definition, pronunciation, transcription
Amer.
|ɪˈnɑːkjʊəs|
Brit.
|ɪˈnɒkjʊəs|
adjective
- not causing disapproval (syn: unobjectionable)
it was an innocuous remark
confined himself to innocuous generalities
- lacking intent or capacity to injure (syn: innocent)confined himself to innocuous generalities
Extra examples
He told a few innocuous jokes.
...those innocuous lies we must tell every day if society is to remain civil...
He's a perfectly innocuous young man.
The salamander, an innocuous amphibian like a big newt, was also regarded with a mixture of horror and awe.
...the sort of innocuous capriccio intended to liven up a stuffy dinner party...
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