noxious
/NOK-shus/adjectiveharmful, poisonous, or very unpleasant
“Noxious fumes forced the plant to evacuate.”
- Synonyms
- toxic, poisonous, harmful
- Antonyms
- harmless, wholesome
- Root
- noc- (harm)
- Memory hook
- noc/nox (harm): actively harmful stuff.
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