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Innocuous

/ˌɪˈnɑkjuəs/
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(adj) Harmless; producing no ill effect.

You may think your comment was innocuous, but I found it very offensive.
Her innocuous statement was actually a veiled insult.
CEFR Practice Quiz
The comment seemed ____ at first, but it actually caused a lot of tension among the group members.

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