adjective
- offensive or disgusting, as an odor.
- harmful or injurious to health; noxious.
adjective
- (esp of smells) offensive
- 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.