noxious
Syllables: nox·ious/ˈnɒkʃəs/US/ˈnɑkʃəs/
noxious adjective: harmful; injurious.
Adjective
noxious (comparative more noxious, superlative most noxious)
- 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...
- [...] many old sewers have been neglected and are in dire need of repair. If that repair does not come in time, the result is noxious and potentially hazardous.2014 June 14, “It's a gas”, in The Economist, volume 411, number 8891, archived from the original on 09 Jan 2025
noxious meaning in Hindi, Tamil, Urdu and Bengali
noxious in Hindi
- noxious, vexatious
- मूज़ी mūzī
noxious in Tamil
- நச்சுத் தன்மை வாய்ந்த, திசு அழிக்கும் காயமாக்கும்
noxious in Urdu
- فاسد, مہلک, مضر
noxious in Bengali
- অনিষ্টকর, ক্ষতিকর, অপকারী
More languagesFewer languages
- noxious in Malayalam
- നാശകരമായ, ദേഹോപദ്രവകരമായ, അസുഖകരമായ, മാരകമായ
- noxious in Kannada
- ಹಾನಿಕರ, ನಷ್ಟಕಾರಕ, ಅನಿಷ್ಟಕಾರಿ, ಅನಾರೋಗ್ಯಕರ
- noxious in Sanskrit
- गर gará
- noxious in Vietnamese
- độc hại
Examples of noxious in a sentence
- The earth exhales vapor; marshes exhale noxious effluvia.
- If that repair does not come in time, the result is noxious and potentially hazardous.
- No heresy in our time is more noxious than trying to implant ochlocracy in the Church.
Synonyms of noxious
Forms of noxious
| comparative | more noxious |
|---|---|
| superlative | most noxious |
| alternative form (obsolete) | noctious |
Origin of noxious
From Latin noxius (“hurtful, injurious”), from noxa (“hurt, injury”), from nocere (“to hurt, injure”); see nocent.
Words formed from noxious
Phrases with noxious
Questions about noxious
- What does noxious mean?
- Noxious means harmful; injurious.
- What is noxious in Hindi?
- Noxious in Hindi is मूज़ी (mūzī). See Noxious meaning in Hindi.
- What part of speech is noxious?
- Noxious is an adjective.
- How do you pronounce noxious?
- Noxious is pronounced /ˈnɒkʃəs/ (UK).
Words near noxious in the dictionary
Source and license
Adapted from Wiktionary: noxious (page history and authors); मूज़ी (Hindi) (page history and authors); noxious (Tamil Wiktionary) (page history and authors); noxious (Urdu Wiktionary) (page history and authors); noxious (Bengali Wiktionary) (page history and authors); noxious (Malayalam Wiktionary) (page history and authors); noxious (Kannada Wiktionary) (page history and authors); गर (Sanskrit) (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.
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