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Nocuous vs Nocent - What's the difference?

nocuous | nocent |

As adjectives the difference between nocuous and nocent

is that nocuous is likely to cause harm or damage while nocent is (rare) causing injury; harmful.

nocuous

English

Adjective

(en adjective)
  • Likely to cause harm or damage

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    * noxious

    nocent

    English

    Adjective

    (en adjective)
  • (rare) Causing injury; harmful.
  • (obsolete) guilty; not innocent
    • 'He is not innocent, whom the kinge iudgeth nocent' (Edwards, Damon and Pythias , 1571)
    (Foxe)

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    Antonyms

    * innocent ----