| Flashcards: Latin Derivatives |
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innocuous
1) harmless; 2) not offensive:
She no longer considers fairy tales innocuous; instead she condemns them as purveyors of violence, injustice, and prejudice.
Related English word: innocuousness
Latin root words: innocuus, innocua, innocuum - harmless; noceo, nocere, nocui, nociturus (with dative) - to do harm (to), hurt, injure
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