Emily Dickinson Lexicon
Definition for IN-NOX'IOUS
IN-NOX'IOUS, a. [L. innoxius; in and noxius, noceo, to hurt.]
- Free from mischievous qualities; innocent; harmless; as, an innoxious drug.
- Not producing evil; harmless in effects. Innoxious flames are often seen on the hair of mens' heads, and on horses' manes. Digby.
- Free from crime; pure; innocent. Pope.
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