Innoxious

Innoxious
Innoxious In*nox"ious, a. [L. innoxius. See {In-} not, and {Noxious}.] 1. Free from hurtful qualities or effects; harmless; innocuous. ``Innoxious flames.'' --Sir K. Digby. [1913 Webster]

2. Free from crime; pure; innocent. --Pope. -- {In*nox`ious*ly}, adv. -- {In*nox"ious*ness}, n. [1913 Webster]


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  • innoxious — index harmless, innocuous, irreprehensible, nontoxic, salutary Burton s Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton. 2006 …   Law dictionary

  • innoxious — [i näk′shəs] adj. [L innoxius] not noxious; harmless; innocuous …   English World dictionary

  • innoxious — SYN: innocuous. [L. in noxius, fr. in, neg. + noceo, to injure] * * * in·nox·ious i(n) näk shəs adj INNOCUOUS <an innoxious substance> * * * in·nox·ious (ĭ nokґshəs) [in 2 + noxius] not injurious; not hurtful …   Medical dictionary

  • innoxious — innoxiously, adv. innoxiousness, n. /i nok sheuhs/, adj. harmless; innocuous. [1615 25; < L innoxius. See IN 3, NOXIOUS] * * * …   Universalium

  • innoxious — adjective Having no harmful effect …   Wiktionary

  • innoxious — in·nox·ious || ɪ nÉ‘kʃəs / nÉ’k adj. not harmful, not dangerous …   English contemporary dictionary

  • innoxious — a. Harmless, inoffensive, innocuous, innocent …   New dictionary of synonyms

  • innoxious — in·noxious …   English syllables

  • innoxious — /ɪˈnɒkʃəs/ (say i nokshuhs) adjective harmless; innocuous. –innoxiously, adverb –innoxiousness, noun …  

  • innoxious —   a. harmless …   Dictionary of difficult words

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