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- DictionaryNox·ious/ˈnäkSHəs/
adjective
- 1. harmful, poisonous, or very unpleasant: "they were overcome by the noxious fumes"
NOXIOUS definition: poisonous or harmful: . Learn more.
harmful or injurious to health or physical well-being: noxious fumes. morally harmful; corrupting; pernicious: a noxious plan to spread dissension.
adjective. These are words and phrases related to noxious. Click on any word or phrase to go to its thesaurus page. Or, go to the definition of noxious. The room was filled with noxious fumes. Synonyms. harmful. poisonous. deleterious. injurious. baneful. damaging. pernicious. hurtful. lethal. deadly. virulent. putrid. putrescent. noisome.
When a substance or element is deemed 'noxious,' it signifies that it has the potential to cause serious harm, illness, or damage upon exposure. This term is commonly applied to describe toxic chemicals, fumes, gases, or pollutants that can have adverse effects on human health or the ecosystem.
Noxious definition: harmful or injurious to health or physical well-being. See examples of NOXIOUS used in a sentence.
part of speech: adjective. definition 1: harmful, dangerous, or destructive, esp. to health. Noxious chemicals spewed from the smokestack for years. synonyms: deleterious, harmful, lethal, noisome, pernicious, poisonous, toxic, unwholesome, virulent. antonyms: harmless, innocuous, wholesome.
1. a. : physically harmful or destructive to living beings. noxious waste. noxious fumes. b. : constituting a harmful influence on mind or behavior. especially : morally corrupting. noxious doctrines. 2. : disagreeable, obnoxious. this noxious political scandal H. L. Ickes. noxiously adverb. noxiousness noun. Synonyms. insalubrious. noisome. sickly
