Advertisement
Advertisement
noxious
[nok-shuhs]
adjective
harmful or injurious to health or physical well-being.
noxious fumes.
Antonyms: harmlessmorally harmful; corrupting; pernicious.
a noxious plan to spread dissension.
Synonyms: corruptiveAntonyms: harmless
noxious
/ ˈnɒkʃəs /
adjective
poisonous or harmful
harmful to the mind or morals; corrupting
Other Word Forms
- noxiously adverb
- noxiousness noun
Word History and Origins
Word History and Origins
Origin of noxious1
Example Sentences
A vast canyon of buried garbage has been smoldering inside a landfill in the Santa Clarita Valley, inducing geysers of liquid waste onto the surface and noxious fumes into the air.
But if you do get stuck, make sure snow does not block the exhaust, because noxious fumes can leak into the vehicle.
A large swath of the country, from eastern Washington to western Arkansas, is currently facing an avalanche of hard and spiky bouncing beach-balls of the noxious, unpleasant weed.
The depressing reality is that the noxious notions of Messrs. Carlson and Fuentes, while nowhere near dominant on the American right, have been gaining in popularity.
Most young conservatives—like most Americans—don’t even know who he is, let alone embrace his noxious ideas.
Advertisement
Related Words
- corrupting www.thesaurus.com
- destructive
- fetid
- harmful
- pernicious
- poisonous
- putrid
- toxic
- unhealthy
- virulent
Advertisement
Advertisement
Advertisement
Browse