Noisome means offensive, especially to the sense of smell, or harmful and noxious.
Noisome means offensive, especially to the sense of smell, or harmful and noxious.
| Front | noisome \NOI-suhm\ |
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| Back | adjective 1. Offensive, especially to the sense of smell. 2. Harmful; noxious. [From Middle English noy (short of annoy), via French, from Latin inodiare (to make hateful), from in- (intensive prefix) + odium (hate).] "Phasing out of noisome exhausts on motorbikes should be handled seriously and urgently." - ESG Response; Gibraltar Chronicle; Nov 28, 2009. |
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