Noisome meaning

noi'səm
The definition of noisome is harmful, or bad smelling.

An example of something noisome is a gas that is coming from a toxic waste dump; noisome gas.

An example of a noisome smell is the smell of a disgusting trash can.

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Offensive to the point of arousing disgust; foul.

A noisome odor.

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Harmful or dangerous.

Noisome fumes.

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Injurious to health; harmful.
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Having a bad odor; foul-smelling.
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Morally hurtful or noxious.
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Hurtful or noxious to health; unwholesome, insalubrious.
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Offensive to the senses; disgusting, unpleasant, nauseous; foul, fetid, especially having an undesirable smell; sickening, nauseating.
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Origin of noisome

From Middle English noy (short for annoy, from an(n)oien, enoien from Anglo-Norman anuier, from Old French enuier (French: ennuyer), from Late Latin inodiare (to make hateful), from in- (intensive prefix) + odium (hate).

Sentence Examples

  • in expanse, and forms one of the most noisome and injurious of insect pests.

  • The doctor and valet lifted the cloak with which he was covered and, making wry faces at the noisome smell of mortifying flesh that came from the wound, began examining that dreadful place.

  • noisome children.

  • noisome stench.

  • How did the anatomists persuade their peers to condone, rather than condemn, the noisome business of dissection?

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