innocuous UK /ɪˈnɒkjuəs/US /ɪˈnɑkjuəs/ adjective2 •Harmless; producing no ill effect.With its green cupola or tapering spire, / Which sunset touches with innocuous fire, / The little church appears, to sanctify / The precincts duly where men live and die— [...] — 1838 •Inoffensive; unprovocative; unexceptionable.Ruth Devlin announced that the song must wait, though it appeared to be innocuous and child-like in its sentiments. — 1893 formsmore innocuous · most innocuous