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noi⋅some

  [noi-suhm]
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–adjective
1. offensive or disgusting, as an odor.
2. harmful or injurious to health; noxious.
Origin:
1350–1400; ME noy (aph. var. of annoy ) + -some 1

Related forms:
noi⋅some⋅ly, adverb
noi⋅some⋅ness, noun

Synonyms:
1. fetid, putrid, rotten, stinking, mephitic.
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noi·some   (noi'səm)   
adj.  

  1. Offensive to the point of arousing disgust; foul: a noisome odor.

  2. Harmful or dangerous: noisome fumes.


[Middle English noiesom : noie, harm (short for anoi, annoyance, from Old French, from anoier, to annoy; see annoy) + -som, adj. suff.; see -some1.]
noi'some·ly adv., noi'some·ness 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.
Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2001 Douglas Harper
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