innocuous
in·no·cuous
adjective
1.
3.
not causing disapproval
- “it was an innocuous remark”
- “confined himself to innocuous generalities”
- “unobjectionable behavior”
Origin
From Latin innocuus (“harmless”) (therefore, no gemination in + nocuous).
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