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nox·ious
(nŏk′shəs)adj.
1. Harmful to living things; injurious to health: noxious chemical wastes.
2. Harmful to the mind or morals; corrupting: noxious ideas.
nox′ious·ly adv.
nox′ious·ness n.
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noxious
(ˈnɒkʃəs)adj
1. poisonous or harmful
2. harmful to the mind or morals; corrupting
[C17: from Latin noxius harmful, from noxa injury]
ˈnoxiously adv
ˈnoxiousness n
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nox•ious
(ˈnɒk ʃəs)adj.
1. harmful to health or physical well-being: noxious fumes.
2. morally harmful; corrupting.
[1605–15; < Latin noxius harmful, injurious =nox(a) harm (akin to nocēre to do harm; compare innocent) + -ius -ious]
nox′ious•ly, adv.
nox′ious•ness, n.
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Adj. | 1. | noxious - injurious to physical or mental health; "noxious chemical wastes"; "noxious ideas" harmful - causing or capable of causing harm; "too much sun is harmful to the skin"; "harmful effects of smoking" toxic - of or relating to or caused by a toxin or poison; "suffering from exposure to toxic substances" unwholesome - detrimental to physical or moral well-being; "unwholesome food"; "unwholesome habits like smoking" innocuous - not injurious to physical or mental health |
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noxious
adjective harmful, deadly, poisonous, unhealthy, hurtful, pernicious, injurious, unwholesome, noisome, pestilential, insalubrious, foul, baneful (archaic) carbon monoxide and other noxious gases
safe, harmless, innocuous, not dangerous, nontoxic
safe, harmless, innocuous, not dangerous, nontoxic
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noxious
adjectiveExtremely destructive or harmful:
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[ˈnɒkʃəs] adj → nocivo/aCollins Italian Dictionary 1st Edition © HarperCollins Publishers 1995