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nocuous, a.|ˈnɒkjuːəs|
[a. L. nocuus, f. nocēre to hurt: cf. innocuous.]
Noxious, hurtful; venomous, poisonous.
1635Swan Spec. M. ix. §1 (1643) 480 Though this be a nocuous creature, it much magnifieth the power of God. 1656in Blount Glossogr. 1721in Bailey. 1883Brit. Q. Rev. July 19 Anything of the kind which has such power is..nocuous for constant use. 1890C. Lumholtz Cannibals 23 This change is due..to a nocuous kind of grass, namely the dreaded spear-grass.
Hence ˈnocuously adv.; ˈnocuousness.
1847Webster, Nocuously. 1894Westm. Gaz. 15 Jan. 2/3 It proves neither nocuousness nor innocuousness. |