noc´u|ous|ly

noc´u|ous|ly
noc|u|ous «NOK yu uhs», adjective.
noxious; hurtful; poisonous: »

a nocuous gas.

[< Latin nocuus (with English -ous) < nocēre to harm]
noc´u|ous|ly, adverb.
noc´u|ous|ness, noun.

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  • noc|u|ous — «NOK yu uhs», adjective. noxious; hurtful; poisonous: »a nocuous gas. ╂[< Latin nocuus (with English ous) < nocēre to harm] –noc´u|ous|ly, adverb. –noc´u|ous|ness, noun …   Useful english dictionary

  • noc´u|ous|ness — noc|u|ous «NOK yu uhs», adjective. noxious; hurtful; poisonous: »a nocuous gas. ╂[< Latin nocuus (with English ous) < nocēre to harm] –noc´u|ous|ly, adverb. –noc´u|ous|ness, noun …   Useful english dictionary

  • in|noc´u|ous|ness — in|noc|u|ous «ih NOK yu uhs», adjective. not hurtful or injurious; harmless: »She took my innocuous remark as an insult. ... wit…like summer lightning, lambent but innocuous (Edward M. Goulburn). SYNONYM(S): inoffensive. ╂[< Latin innocuus… …   Useful english dictionary

  • in|noc´u|ous|ly — in|noc|u|ous «ih NOK yu uhs», adjective. not hurtful or injurious; harmless: »She took my innocuous remark as an insult. ... wit…like summer lightning, lambent but innocuous (Edward M. Goulburn). SYNONYM(S): inoffensive. ╂[< Latin innocuus… …   Useful english dictionary

  • in|noc|u|ous — «ih NOK yu uhs», adjective. not hurtful or injurious; harmless: »She took my innocuous remark as an insult. ... wit…like summer lightning, lambent but innocuous (Edward M. Goulburn). SYNONYM(S): inoffensive. ╂[< Latin innocuus (with English… …   Useful english dictionary

  • noc — cy·a·noc·o·rax; di·noc·er·as; fi·noc·chio; gym·noc·la·dus; gy·noc·ra·cy; in·noc·u·ous; lim·noc·ni·da; mel·a·noc·o·mous; mo·noc·er·os; mo·noc·ra·cy; mo·noc·u·lous; noc·tam·bu·lant; noc·tam·bu·la·tion; noc·tam·bule; noc·tam·bu·lic; noc·tam·bu·list; …   English syllables

  • ous — ovig·er·ous; ovu·lif·er·ous; ozon·if·er·ous; ozon·ous; pa·lav·er·ous; pal·la·dif·er·ous; pal·la·di·ous; pap·il·lif·er·ous; pap·u·lif·er·ous; par·ous; par·ri·cid·i·ous; pec·tin·ous; pe·dig·er·ous; pel·tig·er·ous; pen·tam·er·ous; pe·nu·ri·ous;… …   English syllables

  • in·noc·u·ous — …   Useful english dictionary

  • nocuous — noc·u·ous …   English syllables

  • nocuously — noc·u·ous·ly …   English syllables

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