SAT Word of the Day: innocuous
October 7, 2009 by Adam
Filed under All Posts, SAT Word of the Day
innocuous (adj.)
From Dictionary.com:
1. not harmful or injurious; harmless: an innocuous home remedy.
2. not likely to irritate or offend; inoffensive; an innocuous remark.
In a sentence:
“While a few people took great exception to the politician’s speech, most others were surprised that such seemingly innocuous and inoffensive remarks could cause such outrage.”
