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nox·ious N0180700 (nŏk′shəs)adj.1. Harmful to living things; injurious to health: noxious chemical wastes.2. Harmful to the mind or morals; corrupting: noxious ideas. [Middle English noxius, from Latin, from noxa, damage; see nek- in Indo-European roots.] nox′ious·ly adv.nox′ious·ness n.noxious (ˈnɒkʃəs) adj1. poisonous or harmful2. harmful to the mind or morals; corrupting[C17: from Latin noxius harmful, from noxa injury] ˈnoxiously adv ˈnoxiousness nnox•ious (ˈnɒk ʃəs) adj. 1. harmful to health or physical well-being: noxious fumes. 2. morally harmful; corrupting. [1605–15; < Latin noxius harmful, injurious =nox(a) harm (akin to nocēre to do harm; compare innocent) + -ius -ious] nox′ious•ly, adv. nox′ious•ness, n. ThesaurusAdj. | 1. | noxious - injurious to physical or mental health; "noxious chemical wastes"; "noxious ideas"harmful - causing or capable of causing harm; "too much sun is harmful to the skin"; "harmful effects of smoking"toxic - of or relating to or caused by a toxin or poison; "suffering from exposure to toxic substances"unwholesome - detrimental to physical or moral well-being; "unwholesome food"; "unwholesome habits like smoking"innocuous - not injurious to physical or mental health |
noxiousadjective harmful, deadly, poisonous, unhealthy, hurtful, pernicious, injurious, unwholesome, noisome, pestilential, insalubrious, foul, baneful (archaic) carbon monoxide and other noxious gases safe, harmless, innocuous, not dangerous, nontoxicnoxiousadjectiveExtremely destructive or harmful:baneful, deadly, malignant, pernicious, pestilent, pestilential, virulent.TranslationsNoxious
NoxiousA term for species or groups of species that have been legally designated as pests, for example, by a county, state, or federal agency.noxious
noxious [nok´shus] hurtful; injurious; pernicious.nox·ious (nok'shŭs), Injurious; harmful. [L. noxius, injurious, fr. noceo, to injure] nox·ious (nok'shŭs) Injurious; harmful. [L. noxius, injurious, fr. noceo, to injure]noxious Harmful to health.nox·ious (nok'shŭs) Injurious; harmful. [L. noxius, injurious, fr. noceo, to injure]noxious
noxiousadj. harmful to health, often referring to nuisances. noxious
Synonyms for noxiousadj harmfulSynonyms- harmful
- deadly
- poisonous
- unhealthy
- hurtful
- pernicious
- injurious
- unwholesome
- noisome
- pestilential
- insalubrious
- foul
- baneful
Antonyms- safe
- harmless
- innocuous
- not dangerous
- nontoxic
Synonyms for noxiousadj extremely destructive or harmfulSynonyms- baneful
- deadly
- malignant
- pernicious
- pestilent
- pestilential
- virulent
Antonyms for noxiousadj injurious to physical or mental healthRelated WordsAntonyms |