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innocuously

/ɪˈnɑːk.ju.əs.li/
in · noc · u · ous · ly
Adjective:innocuous
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• adverb

1

In a manner that is not likely to provoke, irritate, or offend anyone; unobjectionably.

Example

"During the tense committee meeting, the chair phrased the budget inquiry as innocuously as possible."

2

In a harmless, safe, or non-threatening manner.

Example

"The strange substance in the laboratory vial reacted innocuously when exposed to open air."

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Word Origin & Etymology

Formed from the adjective innocuous plus the adverbial suffix -ly, tracing back to the Latin innocuus ('harmless'), from in- ('not') and nocuus ('hurtful'), a derivative of nocere ('to harm').

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