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iˈnnocuously, adv. [f. prec. + -ly2.] In an innocuous manner; harmlessly; without doing harm. (In first quot., Without suffering harm.)
1650Sir T. Browne Pseud. Ep. (ed. 2) iii. xxviii. 152 Whether Quailes..doe innocuously feed upon Hellebore. 1795–1814Wordsw. Excurs. iii. 516 A low cottage in a sunny bay, Where the salt sea innocuously breaks. 1837Macaulay Ess., Bacon (1887) 424 Science..has guided the thunder-bolt innocuously from heaven to earth. |