noisome

noi·some  (noism)

adj.

1. Offensive to the point of arousing disgust; foul: a noisome odor.

2. Harmful or dangerous: noisome fumes.

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[Middle English noiesom : noie, harm (short for anoi, annoyance, from Old French, from anoier, to annoy; see annoy) + -som, adj. suff.; see -some¹.]

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noisome·ly adv.

noisome·ness n.

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noisome

Adjective

Formal

1. (of smells) offensive

2. extremely unpleasant [obsolete noy, variant of annoy]

Thesaurus

Adj.	1.	noisome - causing or able to cause nausea; "a nauseating smell"; "nauseous offal"; "a sickening stench" loathsome, nauseating, nauseous, queasy, sickening, vile, offensive unwholesome - detrimental to physical or moral well-being; "unwholesome food"; "unwholesome habits like smoking"
	2.	noisome - offensively malodorous; "a foul odor"; "the kitchen smelled really funky" foul-smelling, funky, ill-scented, smelly, fetid, foetid, foul, stinking ill-smelling, malodorous, malodourous, stinky, unpleasant-smelling - having an unpleasant smell