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noxious
What does noxious mean?
noxious (adjective): injurious to physical or mental health.
Definition: Princeton WordNet 3.1.
How do you use noxious in a sentence?
- Noxious chemical wastes. (Princeton WordNet 3.1)
How do you pronounce noxious?
/ˈnɑkʃəs/ (IPA, American English). The app reads every word aloud.
Where does noxious come from?
From Latin noxius (“hurtful, injurious”), from noxa (“hurt, injury”), from nocere (“to hurt, injure”).
Etymology: Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.
What are antonyms of noxious?
From Princeton WordNet 3.1.
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What does “noxious” mean?
having an even, smooth surface; smooth
Not quite: that's what sleek means.
formed or conceived by the imagination
Not quite: that's what fictitious means.
dangerously unstable and unpredictable
Not quite: that's what treacherous means.
injurious to physical or mental health
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