Noisome meaning
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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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).