Nocuous was yesterday’s word of the day.
/ˈnɒkyuəs/
adjective
1 Hurtful or harmful. 2 noxious.
Joanna’s belief in ethical veganism, and the abhorrence she felt toward companies that use animals to test their products, provoked her to abandon the use of soap, shampoo, and deodorant. She was a beautiful girl, but nocuous levels of her body oder were detectable in places she left hours before.
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Modern Language Association (MLA Style)
“Nocuous.” The Effin’ Word, The Effin’ Word, https://effinwords.com/dictionary/nocuous. Accessed 2 Aug. 2025.
The Chicago Manual of Style (Chicago Style)
The Effin’ Word, s.v. “nocuous”, accessed August 2, 2025, https://effinwords.com/dictionary/nocuous.
American Psychological Association (APA Style)
The Effin’ Word. (n.d.). Nocuous. In The Effin’ Word. Retrieved August 2, 2025, from https://effinwords.com/dictionary/nocuous