noxious
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noxious
- /ˈnɒkʃəs/ UK
- /ˈnɑkʃəs/ US
Where it comes from
From Latin noxius (“hurtful, injurious”), from noxa (“hurt, injury”), from nocere (“to hurt, injure”); see nocent.
adjective more noxious · most noxious · noctious
- Harmful; injurious. In the living state, the body is observed to […] reject what is noxious; [...]
- Morally corrupting. Immediately upon joining, Ms. Yaccarino had her work cut out for her. Mr. Musk quickly made changes that tore up much of the good will Twitter had with users, employees and advertisers, including changing speech policies that allowed noxious content to circulate on the platform. Many advertisers lef
- Very unpleasant. a noxious smell
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Talk about this word "noxious." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/noxious. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026. noxious. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/noxious "noxious." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/noxious.Cite this
@misc{noxious_2026,
title = {noxious},
howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
year = {2026},
url = {https://micwyn.com/word/noxious},
urldate = {2026-11-06}
}
