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noisomeness Definition


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noisome
adj
    1. Disgusting; offensive; stinking.
      Thesaurus: putrid, rank, rotten, mephitic, malodorous, fetid, foul, fulsome, noxious, offensive, pestiferous, pestilential, reeking, smelly, stinking; Antonym: fragrant, pleasant.
    2. Harmful; poisonous.
      Example: noisome fumes
      Thesaurus: harmful, pernicious, baneful, unwholesome, dangerous, deadly, deleterious, injurious, mischievous, poisonous; Antonym: wholesome.
Derivative: noisomely
adverb
    Derivative: noisomeness
    noun
      Etymology: 14c, meaning ‘harmful' or ‘noxious' from earlier noy, a variant of annoy.



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