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nonswearing

nonswearing adjective: not swearing; not making an oath.

Adjective

nonswearing (not comparable)

  1. Not swearing; not making an oath.
  2. Not swearing; not using bad language.
    • LIL WAYNE (Sunday) This show at the Beacon Theater is advertised as the first live appearance in New York of Lil Wayne, the New Orleans rap star who made his name as a nonswearing teenage gangsta and is now a veteran hitmaker with a quick, sly (and dirty) tongue.2007 July 20, The New York Times, “Pop Listings”, in New York Times

Origin of nonswearing

From non- + swearing.

Questions about nonswearing

What does nonswearing mean?
Nonswearing means not swearing; not making an oath.
What part of speech is nonswearing?
Nonswearing is an adjective.

Words near nonswearing in the dictionary

  1. nonsutural
  2. nonswan
  3. nonswans
  4. nonswearer
  5. nonswearers
  6. nonswearing
  7. nonsweating
  8. nonsweet
  9. nonswelling
  10. nonswimmer
  11. nonswimmers

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