Both Uses of
innocuous
in
The House of Mirth
- The mere statement of the fact would have rendered it innocuous.†
Chpt 1.2 *
- …bangs irrationally against a window-pane, the drawing-room naturalist may forget that under less artificial conditions it is capable of measuring distances and drawing conclusions with all the accuracy needful to its welfare; and the fact that Mr. Rosedale's drawing-room manner lacked perspective made Lily class him with Trenor and the other dull men she knew, and assume that a little flattery, and the occasional acceptance of his hospitality, would suffice to render him innocuous.†
Chpt 1.10
Definition:
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(innocuous) unlikely to harm or disturb