innoxiousadj.
/ɪˈnɒkʃəs/, U.S. /ɪ(n)ˈnɑkʃəs/, /əˈnɑkʃəs/ 1. Not noxious or hurtful; harmless, innocuous.
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the world > action or operation > safety > [adjective] > safe or not dangerous > safe or harmless
unshathyOE
unbalefulOE
unscathefulc1175
unscathelya1400
unscathing1437
unnoyingc1440
unshendingc1450
unnoyous1483
harmless1533
unharmful1538
unhurtful1549
dintless1558
white1567
offenceless1581
inoffensive1598
unhurting1613
illaesive1628
innocuous1631
unmalignant1633
innoxious1638
inobnoxious1659
unvenomous1659
innocent1662
unafflictinga1711
unmolesting1767
fangless1790
unharming1796
woundless1796
uninjurious1809
uninjuring1820
unmischievous1821
scarless1823
boltless1832
inoffending1853
defanged1920
non-injury1926
anodyne1933
declawed1945
1638 F. Junius Painting of Ancients 82 Propounding them~selves hereafter an innoxious and happie life.
1703 J. Savage tr. Select Coll. Lett. Antients xiii. 70 The Poison Serpents produce remains innoxious to themselves.
1831 E. J. Trelawny Adventures Younger Son I. 296 Even lions, when surfeited, are innoxious.
1843 Sir J. Bowring in Bentham's Wks. VIII. 140 (note) Alarm-clocks are innoctious and useful applications of this kind.
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society > morality > virtue > purity > innocence > [adjective] > free from guilt
unguiltyc893
sacklessa1000
freeOE
unfakenOE
guiltlessc1175
unguiltlessc1330
innocent1382
cleana1400
unsakeda1400
clearc1400
faultlessa1535
unfaulty1548
crimeless1568
untaxablea1610
innoxious1623
1623 H. Cockeram Eng. Dict. Innoxious, blamelesse, guiltlesse.
1734 A. Pope Epist. to Arbuthnot 384 The good Man walk'd innoxious thro' his Age.
1796 T. J. Mathias Pursuits of Lit.: Pt. II 27 Innoxious man! yet what may truth avail!
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