Definitions for NOXIOUS
ˈnɒk ʃəsnox·ious

Princeton's WordNetRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. noxiousadjective

   injurious to physical or mental health

   "noxious chemical wastes"; "noxious ideas"

WiktionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. noxiousadjective

   Harmful; injurious.

2. Etymology: From noxius, from noxa, for *, from nocere; see nocent.

Samuel Johnson's DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. NOXIOUSadjective

   Etymology: noxius, Latin.

   1. Hurtful; harmful; baneful; mischievous; destructive; pernicious; unwholsome.

   Preparation and correction, is not only by addition of other bodies, but separation of noxious parts from their own. Thomas Browne, Vulgar Errours, b. iv.

   Kill noxious creatures, where ’tis sin to save,
   This only just prerogative we have. Dryden.

   See pale Orion sheds unwholsome dews,
   Arise, the pines a noxious shade diffuse;
   Sharp Boreas blows, and nature feels decay,
   Time conquers all, and we must time obey. Alexander Pope.

   Too frequent an appearance in places of much resort, is noxious to spiritual promotions. Jonathan Swift, Miscell.

   2. Guilty; criminal.

   Those who are noxious in the eye of the law, are justly punished by them to whom the execution of the law is committed. John Bramhall, against Hobbs.

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1. noxious

   Noxious generally refers to something harmful, poisonous or very unpleasant. It can relate to substances that are physically harmful or damaging (such as noxious gases or chemicals), or situations, comments, or behaviors that are morally or socially offensive or damaging.

Webster DictionaryRate this definition:4.0 / 1 vote

1. Noxiousadjective

   hurtful; harmful; baneful; pernicious; injurious; destructive; unwholesome; insalubrious; as, noxious air, food, or climate; pernicious; corrupting to morals; as, noxious practices or examples

2. Noxiousadjective

   guilty; criminal

Chambers 20th Century DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Noxious

   nok′shus, adj. hurtful: unwholesome: injurious: destructive: poisonous.—adj. Nox′al, relating to wrongful injury.—adv. Nox′iously.—n. Nox′iousness. [L. noxius—noxa, hurt—nocēre, to hurt.]

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How to pronounce NOXIOUS?

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How to say NOXIOUS in sign language?

Numerology

1. Chaldean Numerology

   The numerical value of NOXIOUS in Chaldean Numerology is: 7

2. Pythagorean Numerology

   The numerical value of NOXIOUS in Pythagorean Numerology is: 9

Examples of NOXIOUS in a Sentence

1. Tommaso Valletti:

   This is good because it says to the company: you are doing something which is possibly noxious. Stop now. Immediate effect. To the extent this is foreclosing others, then it stops now, not in 10 years.

2. William O. Douglas:

   The way to combat noxious ideas is with other ideas. The way to combat falsehoods is with truth.

3. Mary Rose:

   They tried to persuade us they were good guys since they were a family-owned company. But they were spreading noxious fumes into a residential area, we tried to work with them, but their violations were just so blatant.

4. Ralph Waldo Emerson, Essay: Nature:

   To the body and mind which have been cramped by noxious work or company, nature is medicinal and restores their tone.

5. Richard Brumfield:

   It was almost like adhesive, it was extremely noxious.

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References

1. ^ Princeton's WordNet
   http://wordnetweb.princeton.edu/perl/webwn?s=NOXIOUS
2. ^ Wiktionary
   https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/Noxious
3. ^ Samuel Johnson's Dictionary
   https://johnsonsdictionaryonline.com/views/search.php?term=NOXIOUS
4. ^ ChatGPT
   https://chat.openai.com
5. ^ Webster Dictionary
   https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/NOXIOUS
6. ^ Chambers 20th Century Dictionary
   https://www.gutenberg.org/files/37683/37683-h/37683-h.htm#:~:text=NOXIOUS
7. ^ Usage in printed sources
   https://books.google.com/ngrams/graph?content=NOXIOUS