innoxious

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"Using these quarterstaffs brings to mind some of the other supposedly innoxious devices used by police authorities in controlling unruly demonstrations," he said.

From Black Man's Burden by Reynolds, Mack

Born to no Pride, inheriting no Strife, Nor marrying Discord in a noble wife, Stranger to civil and religious rage, The good man walk'd innoxious thro' his age.

From The Rape of the Lock and Other Poems by Pope, Alexander

It can be rendered innoxious only by striking at its roots!

From The White Gauntlet by Reid, Mayne

One independent state is declared incompetent to prescribe to another, so long as that state is innoxious to its neighbours.

From The Sailor's Word-Book An Alphabetical Digest of Nautical Terms, including Some More Especially Military and Scientific, but Useful to Seamen; as well as Archaisms of Early Voyagers, etc. by Belcher, Edward, Sir

In those volumes of departed rubbish he sinks very low, whenever he essays to mount; but his dulness is innoxious, for few there be who can say, "We have read him."

From The Atlantic Monthly, Volume 09, No. 54, April, 1862 by Various