noisome
Meaning
- (literary) Morally hurtful or noxious.
- (literary) Hurtful or noxious to health; unwholesome, insalubrious.
- (literary) Offensive to the senses; disgusting, unpleasant, nauseous, especially having an undesirable smell.
Synonyms
ill-scented
Translations
insalubre
zararlı
gesundheitsgefährdend
schadelijk
malsano
nauséabondPronounced as (IPA)
/ˈnɔɪ.səm/
Etymology
In summary
From Middle English noysom; equivalent to noy + -some (short for annoy, from an(n)oien, enoien from Anglo-Norman anuier, from Old French enuier (French ennuyer), from Late Latin inodiare, from in- (intensive prefix) + odium (“hate”)).
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