nocive

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/ˈnəʊsɪv/

adjective

Hurtful, injurious; noxious.

OriginLatin nocīvus →
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Meanings

adjectivenocive (comparative more nocive, superlative most nocive)

comparative more nocive · superlative most nocive

  1. archaicHurtful, 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)

Origin

  1. Latinnocīvus
  2. Englishnocive

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

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Rhymes & wordplay

Rhymes with nocive

plosiveapplosive
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Anagrams

novice
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APA

nocive. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/nocive

MLA

“nocive.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/nocive. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “nocive,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/nocive.

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