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nocive

/ˈnəʊsɪv/

nocive adjective: hurtful, injurious; noxious.

Adjective

nocive (comparative more nocive, superlative most nocive)

  1. (archaic) Hurtful, injurious; noxious.
    • Again, be it that some nocive or hurtful thing be towards us, must Fear of necessity follow hereupon?[1594], Richard Hooker, edited by J[ohn] S[penser], Of the Lawes of Ecclesiastical Politie, […], London: […] Iohn Windet, […], →OCLC, (please specify the page)

Forms of nocive

comparativemore nocive
superlativemost nocive

Origin of nocive

From Latin nocīvus, derived from noceō (“to harm”).

Words that rhyme with nocive

Questions about nocive

What does nocive mean?
Nocive means hurtful, injurious; noxious.
What part of speech is nocive?
Nocive is an adjective.
How do you pronounce nocive?
Nocive is pronounced /ˈnəʊsɪv/.

Words near nocive in the dictionary

  1. nocireceptors
  2. nociresponsive
  3. nocisensor
  4. nocisensors
  5. nocistatin
  6. nocive
  7. nock
  8. Nockamixon
  9. nocked
  10. nockies
  11. nocking

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