NOCENTLY

Etymology

Adverb

nocently (comparative more nocently, superlative most nocently)

In a nocent manner; guiltily.

Source: Wiktionary


No"cent*ly, adv.

Definition: Hurtfully; injuriosly. [R.]

NOCENT

No"cent, a. Etym: [L. nocens, p.pr. of nocere to hurt. See Nuisance, Noxious.]

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, n.

Definition: A criminal. [Obs.] Sir T. Browne.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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