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noisome Definition

noi·some (no̵isəm)

adjective

  1. injurious to health; harmful
  2. having a bad odor; foul-smelling

Etymology: ME noyesum < noy, aphetic < anoy < OFr anoi: see annoy & -some

noisome Related Forms
noi·somely adverb noi·some·ness noun
noisome Synonyms

noisome

modif.

  1. Harmful

    baneful, pernicious, unwholesome; see dangerous 1, 2, deadly.

  2. Evil-smelling

    putrid, malodorous, mephitic; see rank 2, rotten 1.

noisome Usage Examples

Modifies a noun

  • pestilence: Surely he shall deliver thee from the snare of the fowler, and from the noisome pestilence.
  • beast: The Hebrew phrase translated " swarm of flies " literally rendered is " a mixture of noisome beasts.
  • business: How did the anatomists persuade their peers to condone, rather than condemn, the noisome business of dissection?
  • stench: On the scale of bad smells, this most definitely qualified as a noisome stench.
  • lust: It is accompanied with such a hellish crowd of noisome lusts.
  • child: God has become a cosmic sweetie to comfort noisome children.

Modifying Another Word

  • particularly: Until recently, computer games helped to soothe those old pains, rather like Clearasil on a particularly noisome spot.

Browse dictionary entries near noisome

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  6. noise
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  8. noil
  9. nohow
  10. Noh
  1. noisy
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  3. nolens volens
  4. noli me tangere
  5. nolle prosequi
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  8. nom de guerre
  9. nom de plume
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