innocuous

adjective

Definition of innocuousnext
as in harmless
not causing or being capable of causing injury or hurt those innocuous lies we must tell every day if society is to remain civil

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“Innocuous.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/innocuous. Accessed 31 Mar. 2023.

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