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prettygoodword) wrote2018-10-05 07:53 am
prettygoodword) wrote2018-10-05 07:53 am
nocuous
nocuous (NOK-yoo-uhs) - adj., likely to cause harm, noxious.
The little-seen stem of its negation, innocuous. Adopted around 1630 from Latin nocuus, harmful, from nocēre, to hurt/injure, and yes that nec- has the same PIE root as necro, as in death.
The little-seen stem of its negation, innocuous. Adopted around 1630 from Latin nocuus, harmful, from nocēre, to hurt/injure, and yes that nec- has the same PIE root as necro, as in death.