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nonscoring

nonscoring adjective: not scoring; not counting toward a score.

Adjective

nonscoring (not comparable)

  1. not scoring; not counting toward a score
    • a nonscoring play
  2. scoring no points
    • a nonscoring team

Origin of nonscoring

From non- + scoring.

Questions about nonscoring

What does nonscoring mean?
Nonscoring means not scoring; not counting toward a score.
What part of speech is nonscoring?
Nonscoring is an adjective.

Words near nonscoring in the dictionary

  1. nonsclerotic
  2. nonscoliotic
  3. nonscorable
  4. nonscorer
  5. nonscorers
  6. nonscoring
  7. nonscourable
  8. nonscrambled
  9. nonscratchable
  10. nonscreaming
  11. nonscreened

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