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Noisome definition

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Having a bad odor; foul-smelling.
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Injurious to health; harmful.
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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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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

  • Middle English noiesom noie harm (short for anoi annoyance) (from Old French) (from anoier to annoy annoy) -som adj. suff. –some1

    From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition

  • 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).

    From Wiktionary

Noisome Sentence Examples

  • 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.

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

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