in-noxĭus, a, um, adj., harmless, innoxious.
I Act.
A In gen.: quaedam animalia indigenis innoxia, Plin. 8, 59, 84, § 229: vitis viribus (bibentium), id. 14, 2, 4, § 31: anguis, Verg. A. 5, 92: vulnera, not mortal , curable , Plin. 10, 37, 52, § 109: saltus, free from noxious animals , id. 3, 5, 6, § 41: iter, secure , Tac. H. 4, 20: hinc vel illinc appellere indiscretum et innoxium est, id. ib. 3, 47 fin. —
B That does harm to none , not guilty , blameless , innocent : decet innocentem servum atque innoxium, Plaut. Capt. 3, 5, 7; Nep. Milt. 8 fin. : non possum innoxia dici, Ov. M. 9, 628: animus innoxior (al. innoxiior), Cato ap. Prisc. 601 P.: paupertas, undeserved poverty , Tac. A. 14, 34.—
β With gen.: criminis innoxia, Liv. 4, 44, 11: initi consilii in caput regis, Curt. 8, 8, 21.—
γ With a and abl.: ut innoxium abs te atque abs tuis me inrideas, i. e. who never harmed you or yours , Plaut. Aul. 2, 2, 44.—
II Pass. , unharmed , unhurt , uninjured : innoxius volvitur in flammis, Lucr. 6, 394: hi magistratus, provincias aliaque omnia tenere, ipsi innoxii, Sall. C. 39, 2; id. ib. 39, 40 fin. : sacras innoxia laurus vescar, Tib. 2, 5, 63; Col. 12, 38, 8.—
β With prep. a and abl.: gens a saevo serpentum innoxia morsu, Luc. 9, 892: faba a curculionibus innoxia, Col. 2, 10, 12.—Adv.: in-noxĭē .
1 Harmlessly , without harm : emollire alvum, Plin. 31, 9, 45, § 102.—
2 Blamelessly , innocently , Min. Fel. Oct. 33.