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noi·some
 noisome
- pronunciation:
- noI
s
 m
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adjective |
| definition 1: |
offensive or disgusting, esp. in smell; foul.
The field hospital was a noisome place, reeking with the stench of dysentery.- synonyms:
- disgusting, fetid, foul, mephitic, offensive, putrid, rancid, rank, repugnant
- antonyms:
- balmy
- similar words:
- nasty, odorous, repulsive, revolting, stinking, stinky
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| definition 2: |
harmful, unwholesome, or noxious.
- synonyms:
- deleterious, harmful, noxious, unwholesome
- antonyms:
- wholesome
- similar words:
- baneful, detrimental, injurious, insalubrious, mephitic, pernicious, toxic, unhealthy, virulent
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| related words: |
abominable, obnoxious, offensive, rancid |
| derivations: |
noisomely (adv.), noisomeness (n.) |
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