Definitions

from The Century Dictionary.

  • In an innocuous manner; harmlessly; without injurious effects.

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  • adverb In an innocuous manner.

Etymologies

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innocuous +‎ -ly

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Examples

  • One word innocuously spoken in Spain could get you arrested in Argentina or a dirty look elsewhere in this hemisphere, yet it is what is most commonly taught to students.

    Frijol---Frijoles 2009

  • One word innocuously spoken in Spain could get you arrested in Argentina or a dirty look elsewhere in this hemisphere, yet it is what is most commonly taught to students.

    Frijol---Frijoles 2009

  • One word innocuously spoken in Spain could get you arrested in Argentina or a dirty look elsewhere in this hemisphere, yet it is what is most commonly taught to students.

    Frijol---Frijoles 2009

  • One word innocuously spoken in Spain could get you arrested in Argentina or a dirty look elsewhere in this hemisphere, yet it is what is most commonly taught to students.

    Frijol---Frijoles 2009

  • One word innocuously spoken in Spain could get you arrested in Argentina or a dirty look elsewhere in this hemisphere, yet it is what is most commonly taught to students.

    Frijol---Frijoles 2009

  • One word innocuously spoken in Spain could get you arrested in Argentina or a dirty look elsewhere in this hemisphere, yet it is what is most commonly taught to students.

    Frijol---Frijoles 2009

  • One word innocuously spoken in Spain could get you arrested in Argentina or a dirty look elsewhere in this hemisphere, yet it is what is most commonly taught to students.

    Frijol---Frijoles 2009

  • One word innocuously spoken in Spain could get you arrested in Argentina or a dirty look elsewhere in this hemisphere, yet it is what is most commonly taught to students.

    Frijol---Frijoles 2009

  • One word innocuously spoken in Spain could get you arrested in Argentina or a dirty look elsewhere in this hemisphere, yet it is what is most commonly taught to students.

    Frijol---Frijoles 2009

  • One word innocuously spoken in Spain could get you arrested in Argentina or a dirty look elsewhere in this hemisphere, yet it is what is most commonly taught to students.

    Frijol---Frijoles 2009

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