Tuesday, July 06, 2010

Word pick of the day

Innocuous
[ih-nok-yoo-uhs]-adjective

1. Not harmful or injurious; harmless: an innocuous home remedy.
2. Not likely to irritate or offend; inoffensive; an innocuous remark.
3. Not interesting, stimulating, or significant; pallid; insipid: an innocuous novel.

"It is innocuous to be alone, but it is not tantamount to climbing a good tree. Oh my, there is a popinjay!"

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