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innocuous

(adj): vs. noxious) -- (not injurious to physical or mental health
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8 months ago veevi said:

I was surprised that innocuous had survived from Latin but nocuous had not, when a friend suggested that it had, but was "noxious" instead. Interesting drift.

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