HyperDic: noxious

English > 1 sense of the word noxious:
ADJECTIVEallnoxiousinjurious to physical or mental health
noxious > pronunciation
Soundsnaa'kshahs
Rhymesabacus ... zealous: 1164 rhymes with ahs...
English > noxious: 1 sense > adjective 1
Meaninginjurious to physical or mental health.
Examples
  • "noxious chemical wastes"
  • "noxious ideas"
Narrowerbaneful, deadly, pernicious, pestilentExceedingly harmful
corrupting, degradingharmful to the mind or morals
vesicatory, vesicantCausing blisters
See alsoharmfulCausing or capable of causing harm
toxicOf or relating to or caused by a toxin or poison
unwholesomedetrimental to physical or moral well-being
Oppositeinnocuousnot injurious to physical or mental health
Spanishnocivo, tóxico
Catalannociu, tòxic
Nounsnoxiousnessthe quality of being noxious
Adverbsnoxiouslyin a detrimental manner

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