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noctious

noctious is the obsolete form of noxious.

Meaning of noxious

Adjective

noxious (comparative more noxious, superlative most noxious)

  1. Harmful; injurious.
    • In the living state, the body is observed to […] reject what is noxious; [...]1822, John Barclay, chapter I, in An Inquiry Into the Opinions, Ancient and Modern, Concerning Life and Organization, Edinburgh; London: Bell & Bradfute; Waugh & Innes; G. & W. B. Whittaker, section...

Forms of noctious

comparativemore noctious
superlativemost noctious

Questions about noctious

What is noctious the obsolete form of?
Noctious is the obsolete form of noxious.

Words near noctious in the dictionary

  1. noctilucin
  2. noctilucine
  3. noctilucoid
  4. noctilucous
  5. noctiluminous
  6. noctious
  7. noctiphobia
  8. noctivagant
  9. noctivagants
  10. noctivagate
  11. noctivagated

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