noxious
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7.8
- adjective
- /ˈnɑkʃəs/
:
nocivo
- It's no wonder that this noxious plant was recently listed as one of Florida's most serious invasive weeds.
- noxious weeds
- noxious odor
- noxious fumes
It's it's not so noxious to taste, easier to chew.
- It's it's not so noxious to taste, easier to chew.
- It's almost noxious how insane the stuff smells.
- But then what happens is whether you start with the physical sensations or the thoughts, they then get into a noxious partnership.
- But some people find even the tiniest bit of the smell of skunk or must to be noxious or awful.
- And it's because although most of what free speech allows, most of the stuff that actually needs to be defended under that banner is noxious.
- But the green holes man stink and they have this noxious chemical in them and they'll actually stain your fingers for months if you try to knock knock them out of their holes.
- So you need a garden that doesn't already have weeds, noxious vices planted in a bad habits.
Examples
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His kidneys are wearing down, emitting noxious chemicals into his body, causing him to pass out every so often.
Fiction book (1996) -
The fumes are noxious.
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We want to assess any environmental impact from your operation, - - like the presence of noxious, hazardous chemicals.
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Responses of host community residents to proposed noxious facilities are influenced by many interacting factors.
Academic text (1998) -
But some people find even the tiniest bit of the smell of skunk or must to be noxious or awful.
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Now kudzu is considered a noxious weed in certain states, having overgrown many a roadside landscape.
Academic text (1996) -
The factory emitted noxious gases that harmed the workers' health.
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She covered her nose to avoid inhaling the noxious fumes from the chemical spill.
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The noxious weeds spread quickly, choking the life out of the garden plants.
Synonyms
380
4.0
Containing poison that can cause harm or death
90
2.8
Containing a substance that can make you sick and can cause death if eaten, touched, or breathed
1
9.9
A very strong, unpleasant smell that can make you ill
1
9.9
Full of a strong bad smell that makes the air feel unhealthy
Causing harm to people, animals, or plants
Antonyms
How Harmful
Surface Forms
Morphology
noxious = nox + ious
Although the suffix '-ious' is a productive adjective-former, the root 'nox' is a non‑productive Latin base not recognizable as an English word, so learners cannot derive the meaning from the components.
Etymology
Noxious comes from the Latin noxius, which means 'harmful', and from noxa 'harm'. Think of innocent, which uses the same root with in- meaning 'not', so 'innocent' is 'not harmful'. That's why noxious means 'harmful' or 'poisonous'.