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nocuous

/ˈnɑ.kju.əs/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables
nocu-ous
IPA
/ˈnɑ.kju.əs/
9
Scrabble Score
7
Letters
2
Syllables
5
Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

Likely to cause harm or damage.

Etymology

Ultimately from Latin nocuus (“harmful”).

Origin

Word Breakdown

  • Root: *neḱ-, nocuus

Inflected Forms

more nocuous (comparative) most nocuous (superlative)

Derived Forms

nocuously

Frequently Paired Words

nocuity noxious

Antonyms

innocuous

Questions

How do you pronounce nocuous?
The recorded pronunciation is /ˈnɑ.kju.əs/.
What does nocuous mean?
Likely to cause harm or damage.
Where does nocuous come from?
It is traced to Latin.

How to pronounce nocuous

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