noisome









noisome


adjective

  1. offensive or disgusting, as an odor.
  2. harmful or injurious to health; noxious.

adjective

  1. (esp of smells) offensive
  2. harmful or noxious

adj.late 14c., “harmful, noxious,” from noye “harm, misfortune,” shortened form of anoi “annoyance” (from Old French anoier, see annoy) + -some (1). Meaning “bad-smelling” first recorded 1570s. Related: Noisomeness.

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