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nocent

no·cent

UK/ˈnəʊ.sənt/ US/ˈnoʊ.sənt/ uncommon obsolete rare

adjective

1.

having a tendency to cause harm

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Origin

From Middle English nocent (“guilty”), from Latin nocens, present participle of nocere (“to harm”). Doublet of nuisant.

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