noisome

English

Etymology

From Middle English noy + -some (short for annoy, from an(n)oien, enoien from Anglo-Norman anuier, from Old French enuier (French: ennuyer), from Late Latin inodiare (to make hateful), from in- (intensive prefix) + odium (hate). [1]

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈnɔɪ.səm/
  • Rhymes: -ɔɪsəm

Adjective

noisome (comparative more noisome, superlative most noisome)

  1. (literary) Morally hurtful or noxious.
  2. (literary) Hurtful or noxious to health; unwholesome, insalubrious.
  3. (literary) Offensive to the senses; disgusting, unpleasant, nauseous, especially having an undesirable smell
    Synonyms: foul, fetid, sickening, nauseating
  • For quotations of use of this term, see Citations:noisome.

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