harmlessly

in-nŏcens, entis, adj. ( gen. plur. innocentūm, Plaut. Rud. 3, 2, 5;

but innocentium,

Cic. Verr. 4, 52, § 116), that does no harm.

Lit., harmless, inoffensive, innoxious (syn. insons):

epistula,

Cic. Fam. 5, 18:

ruina,

Mart. 1, 83, 11:

innocentis pocula Lesbii,

Hor. C. 1, 17, 21:

innocentior cibus,

Plin. 23, 7, 67, § 132.—

Transf., that harms no one, blameless, guiltless, innocent.

In gen.: servus, Plant. Capt. 3, 5, 7: [p. 958] innocens is dicitur, non qui leviter nocet, sed qui nihil nocet, Cic. Tusc. 5, 14, 41:

innocens si accusatus sit, absolvi potest,

id. Rosc. Am. 20, 56:

vir integer, innocens, religiosus,

id. Verr. 2, 4, 4, § 7:

parricidii,

Flor. 4, 1:

factorum innocens sum,

Tac. A. 4, 34:

innocentissimo patre privatus est,

Cic. Verr. 2, 2, 33, § 88:

contentiones,

carried on without bitterness, Vell. 1, 11, 6:

vita innocentissimus,

id. 2, 2, 2.—As subst.: innŏcens, entis, m., the guiltless man:

cum innocente abstinentiā certabat (Cato),

Sall. C. 54, 5; Auct. Her. 2, 3, 5. —

In partic., disinterested, upright:

praetores,

Cic. Verr. 1, 4, 12:

vir innocens et industrius,

Suet. Vit. 2; Plin. Pan. 28, 3.—Hence, adv.: innŏcenter, harmlessly, blamelessly, innocently:

vivere,

Quint. 7, 4, 18:

opes innocenter paratae,

Tac. A. 4, 44.— Comp.:

omnia, quae caeduntur, innocentius decrescente luna, quam crescente fiunt,

more safely, better, Plin. 18, 32, 75, § 321:

agere,

Tac. H. 1, 9. — Sup.: vita innocentissime acta, Auct. Decl. ap. Sall. 2.

in-nŏcens, entis, adj. ( gen. plur. innocentūm, Plaut. Rud. 3, 2, 5;

but innocentium,

Cic. Verr. 4, 52, § 116), that does no harm.

Lit., harmless, inoffensive, innoxious (syn. insons):

epistula,

Cic. Fam. 5, 18:

ruina,

Mart. 1, 83, 11:

innocentis pocula Lesbii,

Hor. C. 1, 17, 21:

innocentior cibus,

Plin. 23, 7, 67, § 132.—

Transf., that harms no one, blameless, guiltless, innocent.

In gen.: servus, Plant. Capt. 3, 5, 7: [p. 958] innocens is dicitur, non qui leviter nocet, sed qui nihil nocet, Cic. Tusc. 5, 14, 41:

innocens si accusatus sit, absolvi potest,

id. Rosc. Am. 20, 56:

vir integer, innocens, religiosus,

id. Verr. 2, 4, 4, § 7:

parricidii,

Flor. 4, 1:

factorum innocens sum,

Tac. A. 4, 34:

innocentissimo patre privatus est,

Cic. Verr. 2, 2, 33, § 88:

contentiones,

carried on without bitterness, Vell. 1, 11, 6:

vita innocentissimus,

id. 2, 2, 2.—As subst.: innŏcens, entis, m., the guiltless man:

cum innocente abstinentiā certabat (Cato),

Sall. C. 54, 5; Auct. Her. 2, 3, 5. —

In partic., disinterested, upright:

praetores,

Cic. Verr. 1, 4, 12:

vir innocens et industrius,

Suet. Vit. 2; Plin. Pan. 28, 3.—Hence, adv.: innŏcenter, harmlessly, blamelessly, innocently:

vivere,

Quint. 7, 4, 18:

opes innocenter paratae,

Tac. A. 4, 44.— Comp.:

omnia, quae caeduntur, innocentius decrescente luna, quam crescente fiunt,

more safely, better, Plin. 18, 32, 75, § 321:

agere,

Tac. H. 1, 9. — Sup.: vita innocentissime acta, Auct. Decl. ap. Sall. 2.

in-nŏcŭus, a, um, adj., harmless, innocuous ( poet. and in post-Aug. prose).

Lit.

Act.:

luporum genus innocuum homini,

Plin. 8, 34, 52, § 123:

imber leguminibus,

id. 18, 17, 44, § 152:

iter,

Ov. F. 4, 800:

litus,

safe, Verg. A. 7, 230.—

Pass., unharmed, uninjured:

sedere carinae omnes innocuae,

Verg. A. 10, 302:

fida per innocuas errent incendia turres,

Claud. Cons. Mall. Theod. 330. —

Transf., inoffensive, innocent:

viximus innocuae,

Ov. M. 9, 373:

agere causas innocuas,

to defend the innocent, id. Tr. 2, 273:

innocuum perforat ense latus,

id. ib. 3, 9, 26. — Hence, adv.: innŏcŭē.

Harmlessly:

sagittas tanta arte direxit, ut omnes per intervalla digitorum innocue evaderent,

Suet. Dom. 19. —

Innocently:

vivere,

Ov. A. A. 1, 640.

in-noxĭus, a, um, adj., harmless, innoxious.

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. —

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.—

With gen.:

criminis innoxia,

Liv. 4, 44, 11:

initi consilii in caput regis,

Curt. 8, 8, 21.—

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.—

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.—

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.

Harmlessly, without harm:

emollire alvum,

Plin. 31, 9, 45, § 102.—

Blamelessly, innocently, Min. Fel. Oct. 33.