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noxiousness

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nox·ious  (nkshs)
adj.
1. Harmful to living things; injurious to health: noxious chemical wastes.
2. Harmful to the mind or morals; corrupting: noxious ideas.

[Middle English noxius, from Latin, from noxa, damage; see nek-1 in Indo-European roots.]

noxious·ly adv.
noxious·ness n.
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Noun1.noxiousness - the quality of being noxious
unwholesomeness, morbidness, morbidity - the quality of being unhealthful and generally bad for you


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