noxious

[ nok-shuhs ]
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adjective
  1. harmful or injurious to health or physical well-being: noxious fumes.

  2. morally harmful; corrupting; pernicious: a noxious plan to spread dissension.

Origin of noxious

1
1605–15; <Latin noxius harmful, hurtful, injurious, equivalent to nox(a) harm, hurt, injury (akin to nocēre to do harm, inflict injury; see innocent) + -ius-ious

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Other words from noxious

  • nox·ious·ly, adverb
  • nox·ious·ness, noun

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British Dictionary definitions for noxious

noxious

/ (ˈnɒkʃəs) /


adjective
  1. poisonous or harmful

  2. harmful to the mind or morals; corrupting

Origin of noxious

1
C17: from Latin noxius harmful, from noxa injury

Derived forms of noxious

  • noxiously, adverb
  • noxiousness, noun

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