innocuous enough
Frequency: 5.03.1 per million words
Used after the adjective to mean 'sufficiently harmless', often implying it meets a minimum standard of safety or acceptability.
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Examples (10)
- The question appeared innocuous enough, but I still did not trust her.
- His remark seemed innocuous enough at first, yet it caused a huge debate.
- The new policy was described as innocuous enough by its proponents.
- She thought the substance was innocuous enough to handle without gloves.
- For most people, the side effects are innocuous enough to ignore.
- The initial changes seemed innocuous enough, but they led to bigger problems.
- He presented his idea as innocuous enough, hoping no one would object.
- The software update was innocuous enough not to require a system restart.
- The small error appeared innocuous enough until it affected the entire system.
- They considered the playful prank innocuous enough for the children to enjoy.