nocent Meaning, Definition & Usage

  1. adjective satellite having a tendency to cause harm

WordNet

No"cent adjective
Etymology
L. nocens, p.pr. of nocere to hurt. See Nuisance, Noxious.
Definitions
  1. Doing hurt, or having a tendency to hurt; hurtful; mischievous; noxious; as, nocent qualities. I. Watts.
  2. Guilty; -- the opposite of innocent. Obs. Foxe.
No"cent noun
Definitions
  1. A criminal. Obs. Sir T. Browne.

Webster 1913