Innocuousness

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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Innocuous \In*noc"u*ous\, a. [L. innocuus; in- not + nocuus
     hurtful, fr. nocere to hurt. See {Innocent}.]
     Harmless; producing no ill effect.
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           A patient, innocuous, innocent man.      --Burton.


     -- {In*noc"u*ous*ly}, adv. -- {In*noc"u*ous*ness}, n.
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           Where the salt sea innocuously breaks.   --Wordsworth.
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