innoxious

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The serpents are to be feared; and, on approaching them, it is not easy to decide at the first view whether they belong to a poisonous or innoxious species.

From The Romance of Natural History, Second Series by Gosse, Philip Henry

Or dost thou think the impious wish forgiven, Because, when thunder shakes the vault of heaven, The bolt innoxious flies o'er thee and thine, To rend the forest oak and mountain pine?

From Studies in the Poetry of Italy, I. Roman by Miller, Frank Justus

His party was believed to be subdued, and his own reputation was so tarnished that he was become quite innoxious.

From The Loyalists, Vol. 1-3 An Historical Novel by West, Jane

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

Neat cattle will touch nothing that is not wholesome in its nature; nothing that is not wholly innoxious.

From Cottage Economy To Which Is Added The Poor Man's Friend by Cobbett, William