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nocuous
NAWK-kyoo-uhs
adjective
noxious; not innocuous
1922Elizabeth AtkinsThe Poet's PoetThere is perhaps nothing nocuous in his creed, as he expressed it in a formal interview: 'I hope ... poetry ... is reflecting faith ... in God and His Son and the Holy Ghost.'1998David BrinHeaven's ReachFrom certain visible furnishings and wall-mounted data units, he could tell it was still the Jophur dreadnought, but invaders had taken over this portion, filling it with their own nocuous atmosphere.

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