noxious
[ nok-shuhs ]
adjective
harmful or injurious to health or physical well-being: noxious fumes.
morally harmful; corrupting; pernicious: a noxious plan to spread dissension.
Origin of noxious
1Other words for noxious
Opposites for noxious
Other words from noxious
- nox·ious·ly, adverb
- nox·ious·ness, noun
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How to use noxious in a sentence
A host of mystical beliefs and sects and cults mushroomed noxiously in the humid shadows of irrationality.
After the Rain | Sam Vaknin
British Dictionary definitions for noxious
noxious
/ (ˈnɒkʃəs) /
adjective
poisonous or harmful
harmful to the mind or morals; corrupting
Origin of noxious
1C17: from Latin noxius harmful, from noxa injury
Derived forms of noxious
- noxiously, adverb
- noxiousness, noun
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