nocently (comparative more nocently, superlative most nocently)
In a nocent manner; guiltily.
Source: Wiktionary
No"cent*ly, adv.
Definition: Hurtfully; injuriosly. [R.]
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
8 November 2024
(noun) the act of furnishing an equivalent person or thing in the place of another; “replacing the star will not be easy”
The first coffee-house in Mecca dates back to the 1510s. The beverage was in Turkey by the 1530s. It appeared in Europe circa 1515-1519 and was introduced to England by 1650. By 1675 the country had more than 3,000 coffee houses, and coffee had replaced beer as a breakfast drink.
