adjective
- causing or reacting to pain
adj.1904, from Latin noci-, comb. form of nocere “to do harm” (see innocuous) + second element from receptive. adj.
- Causing pain. Used of a stimulus.
- Caused by or responding to a painful stimulus.
adjective
adj.1904, from Latin noci-, comb. form of nocere “to do harm” (see innocuous) + second element from receptive. adj.