nocuous
[ nok-yoo-uh s ]
/ ˈnɒk yu əs /
adjective
likely to cause damage or injury; harmful; noxious.
Origin of nocuous
1625–35; < Latin
nocuus harmful, injurious, equivalent to
noc(ēre) to harm +
-uus deverbal adj. suffix; see
-ous
OTHER WORDS FROM nocuous
noc·u·ous·ly, adverb noc·u·ous·ness, nounWords nearby nocuous
British Dictionary definitions for nocuous
nocuous
/ (ˈnɒkjʊəs) /
adjective
rare
harmful; noxious
Derived forms of nocuous
nocuously, adverb nocuousness, nounWord Origin for nocuous
C17: from Latin
nocuus, from
nocēre to hurt