In‐noc″u‐ous (?), a. [L. innocuus; in- not + nocuus hurtful, fr. nocere to hurt. See Innocent.] Harmless; producing no ill effect; innocent.
A patient, innocuous, innocent man. Burton.
— In‐noc″u‐ous‐ly, adv. — In‐noc″u‐ous‐ness, n.
Where the salt sea innocuously breaks. Wordsworth.