Emily Dickinson Lexicon
Definition for NO'CENT
NO'BOD-YNO'CENT-LY, or NOC'U-OUS-LY
NO'CENT, a. [L. nocens, from noceo, to hurt, from striking. See Annoy.]
Hurtful; mischievous; injurious; doing hurt; as, nocent qualities. Watts.
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