Innocuous : 무해한, 위험하지 않은, 악의없는, 단조로운, 눈에띄지 않는
Innocuously : 무해하여, 악의없이, 거슬리지 않게
Innocuousness : 무해, 무독, 거슬리지 않은, 악의없음, 단조로움
1)
If we describe something as innocuous, we mean it's completely harmless
it causes no harm
this medicines you can take it, it's completelly innocuous, it doesn't causeyou any harm and it will give you some benefit
it produces no bad effects
it's no poisonous
it's not harmful
it's not toxic
I will give you an innocuous remedy for your cold
honey and lemon is an innocuous home remedy for a cold
something is innocuous, it doesn't harm your health
it's not dangerous
innocuous activity
2)
we can very often use innocuous to talk about things that we say
I asked an innocuous question, it wasn't a controversial question
we use this word innoculous meaning inoffensive, not provocative, something that's not controversial or also maybe not exceptional as well
I innocuously said that she looked very nice and suddenly she got really angry I thought it was a pretty innocuous statement
that is not likely to offend people
it's not likely to provoke strong emotions
I made an innocuous remark
either physically harmless or something that doesn't irritate, anger or offend people
innocent, inoffensive, harmless
something that's not likely to give offense, it's inoffensive
it's not likely to make people hostile
I innocuously asked how his grandmother was and he started crying because she died recently
my question was innocuousbut the intention but unfortunately it made him very upset because I didn't know the situation
innocuous, benign, safe, inoffensive, innocent
innocuous speech, something that's not stimulating, it's not inspring
3)
very often we say something looks innocuous but in fact it isn't
many mushrooms are look innocuous to us but in fact they ca be very poisonous
4)
he was a rather innocuous guy
we are using it to mean bland, not somebody you would notice, not somebody that stands out
somebody who didn't want to harm people
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