/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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“Nocuous.” The Effin’ Word, The Effin’ Word, https://effinwords.com/dictionary/nocuous. Accessed 21 Dec. 2024.
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The Effin’ Word. (n.d.). Nocuous. In The Effin’ Word. Retrieved December 21, 2024, from https://effinwords.com/dictionary/nocuous