noi·some

[noi-suhm]
adjective
1.
offensive or disgusting, as an odor.
2.
harmful or injurious to health; noxious.
Origin:
1350–1400; Middle English noy (aphetic variant of annoy) + -some1

Related forms
noi·some·ly, adverb
noi·some·ness, noun

Can be confused: 1. full, fullness, fulsome, noisome (see usage note at fulsome) ; 2. noisome, noisy.

Synonyms
1. fetid, putrid, rotten, stinking, mephitic.
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noisome (ˈnɔɪsəm) [Click for IPA pronunciation guide]
 
—adj
1.  (esp of smells) offensive
2.  harmful or noxious
 
[C14: from obsolete noy, variant of annoy + -some1]
 
'noisomely
 
—adv
 
'noisomeness
 
—n

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Word Origin & History

noisome
1382, "harmful, noxious," from noye "harm, misfortune," shortened form of anoi "annoyance" (from O.Fr. anoier, see annoy) + -some. Meaning "bad-smelling" first recorded 1577.
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Example sentences
Noisome odor and slimy appearance are common on infected branches or trunks.
Noisome or unwholesome odor means an objectionable odor detectable off the site of a facility.
And even if a correspondent wanted to deliver the noisome truth, patriotism would join censorship in stopping his mouth.
Symptoms are noisome and include headache and cranial nerve deficits.
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