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Innoxious


INNOX'IOUS, adjective [Latin innoxius; in and noxius, noceo, to hurt.]

1. Free from mischievous qualities; innocent; harmless; as an innoxious drug.

2. Not producing evil; harmless in effects.

Innoxious flames are often seen on the hair of men's heads, and on horses' manes.

3. Free from crime; pure; innocent.