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innoxious

[ ih-nok-shuh s ]

/ ɪˈnɒk ʃəs /

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adjective

harmless; innocuous.

Origin of innoxious

From the Latin word innoxius, dating back to 1615–25. See in-³, noxious

OTHER WORDS FROM innoxious

in·nox·ious·ly, adverb in·nox·ious·ness, noun

Words nearby innoxious

innominate vein, innomine, innovate, innovation, innovative, innoxious, inns of court, innsbruck, innu, innuendo, innuit

Example sentences from the Web for innoxious

Vanity, I believe, my dear brother, is not so innoxious a quality as we are desirous of supposing.

A Residence in France During the Years 1792, 1793, 1794 and 1795, Part II., 1793 |An English Lady
That is the old-fashioned method of sorcery; my Apollo, in his hallowed lines, is pointing out an innoxious art.

Remedia A Moris or, The Remedy Of Love |Ovid
They were the sacred transports of dear, domestic kindred, where all was pure, and full of innoxious pleasure.

The Pastor's Fire-side Vol. 4 (of 4) |Jane Porter
All things in this his fulminating bull are not of so innoxious a tendency.

The Works of the Right Honourable Edmund Burke, Vol. III. (of 12) |Edmund Burke

Lady Dalrymple and Miss Carteret--they would soon be innoxious cousins to her.

Persuasion |Jane Austen

British Dictionary definitions for innoxious

innoxious

/ (ɪˈnɒkʃəs) /

adjective

not noxious; harmless

Derived forms of innoxious

innoxiously, adverb innoxiousness, noun