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noisome
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noi·some  (noism)
adj.
1. Offensive to the point of arousing disgust; foul: a noisome odor.
2. Harmful or dangerous: noisome fumes.

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

noisome·ly adv.
noisome·ness n.

noisome [ˈnɔɪsəm]
adj
1. (esp of smells) offensive
2. harmful or noxious
[from obsolete noy, variant of annoy + -some1]
noisomely  adv
noisomeness  n
ThesaurusLegend:  Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
Adj.1.noisomenoisome - causing or able to cause nausea; "a nauseating smell"; "nauseous offal"; "a sickening stench"
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"

noisome
adjective disgusting, offensive, foul, stinking, smelly, reeking, noxious, fetid, putrid, malodorous, mephitic, niffy (Brit. slang) Noisome vapours arise from the mud left in the docks
Translations
noisome [ˈnɔɪsəm] ADJ (= disgusting) → asqueroso; (= smelly) → fétido, maloliente; (= harmful) → nocivo
noisome
adj
smellwiderlich, eklig
(= noxious)giftig, (gesundheits)schädlich


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