noxiously
- adverb
- /ˈnɒkʃəsli/
:
nocivamente
- The noxiously sweet scent from the flowers attracted too many insects.
Examples
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The factory was noxiously polluting the river, harming the local ecosystem.
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And she was slammed for it, called a "sexy librarian," a "slutty flight attendant," or even more noxiously, in the words of a reporter for Salon.com, "a Republican blow-up doll."
Academic text (2010) -
His noxiously rude comments during the meeting upset many of his colleagues.
Synonyms
3
4.2
In a way that causes harm or damage
1
4.3
In a way that causes damage or hurts others
1
7.2
In a way that harms people or things
1
7.0
In a harmful or poisonous way
1
4.4
In a way that causes harm or bad results
1
9.0
In a way that causes harm or damage
1
8.9
In a way that causes harm slowly without being noticed
1
7.3
To speak or act in a very hurtful and angry way
In a way that causes harm to someone or something
In a way that causes great harm
In a way that makes things worse for someone
Antonyms
How Harmful
Surface Forms
Morphology
Etymology
Noxiously comes from the Latin word noxa, which means 'harm' or 'hurt', and the same root appears in innocent where in- means 'not'. So noxiously means acting 'in a harmful or damaging way'.