adjective

in-nŏcŭus

fem. in-nŏcua · neut. in-nŏcum

harmless poetic

harmless, innocuous (poet. and in post-Aug. prose).

Act.: luporum genus innocuum homini, Plin. 8, 34, 52, § 123: imber leguminibus,… ••

Act.: luporum genus innocuum homini, Plin. 8, 34, 52, § 123: imber leguminibus, id. 18, 17, 44, § 152: iter, Ov. F. 4, 800: litus, safe, Verg. A. 7, 230.—

unharmed; uninjured •

Pass., unharmed, uninjured: sedere carinae omnes innocuae, Verg. A. 10, 302: fida per innocuas errent incendia turres, Claud. Cons. Mall. Theod. 330. —

inoffensive; innocent by extension •

Transf., inoffensive, innocent: viximus innocuae, Ov. M. 9, 373: agere causas innocuas, to defend the innocent, id. Tr. 2, 273: innocuum perforat ense latus, id. ib. 3, 9, 26. — Hence, adv.: innŏcŭē.

Harmlessly •

Harmlessly: sagittas tanta arte direxit, ut omnes per intervalla digitorum innocue evaderent, Suet. Dom. 19. —

Innocently •

Innocently: vivere, Ov. A. A. 1, 640.

Perseus ID: n23561 Key: innocuus