All 3 Uses
innocuous
in
The Book Thief
(Edited)
- When he walked away, after a few dozen paces, a black book fell innocuously from his coat pocket without his knowledge.
p. 23.7 *innocuously = seemingly harmlessly
- Innocuously, a man walked past.
p. 182.9
- If he hadn't despised him, he might not have taken his place a few weeks later on a fairly innocuous road.
p. 464.9innocuous = unlikely to disturb (not arousing concern)
Definitions:
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(1)
(innocuous) unlikely to harm or disturb
- (2) (meaning too rare to warrant focus)