Fumes from the exhaust of an automobile are noxious. Poison ivy is a noxious plant; avoid touching its leaves.
SYNONYM(S): unhealthful, deadly, unwholesome.Useful english dictionary. 2012.
nox´ious|ly — nox|ious «NOK shuhs», adjective. 1. very harmful; poisonous; pernicious: »Fumes from the exhaust of an automobile are noxious. Poison ivy is a noxious plant; avoid touching its leaves. SYNONYM(S): unhealthful, deadly, unwholesome. 2. morally… … Useful english dictionary
nox´ious|ness — nox|ious «NOK shuhs», adjective. 1. very harmful; poisonous; pernicious: »Fumes from the exhaust of an automobile are noxious. Poison ivy is a noxious plant; avoid touching its leaves. SYNONYM(S): unhealthful, deadly, unwholesome. 2. morally… … Useful english dictionary
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in|nox´ious|ness — in|nox|ious «ih NOK shuhs, ihn », adjective. not noxious; harmless; innocuous. –in|nox´ious|ly, adverb. –in|nox´ious|ness, noun … Useful english dictionary
in|nox´ious|ly — in|nox|ious «ih NOK shuhs, ihn », adjective. not noxious; harmless; innocuous. –in|nox´ious|ly, adverb. –in|nox´ious|ness, noun … Useful english dictionary
in|nox|ious — «ih NOK shuhs, ihn », adjective. not noxious; harmless; innocuous. –in|nox´ious|ly, adverb. –in|nox´ious|ness, noun … Useful english dictionary
ob|nox´ious|ness — ob|nox|ious «uhb NOK shuhs», adjective. 1. very disagreeable; offensive; hateful: »His disgusting manners at the table made him obnoxious to us. Persons obnoxious to the government were frequently imprisoned without any other authority than a… … Useful english dictionary
ob|nox´ious|ly — ob|nox|ious «uhb NOK shuhs», adjective. 1. very disagreeable; offensive; hateful: »His disgusting manners at the table made him obnoxious to us. Persons obnoxious to the government were frequently imprisoned without any other authority than a… … Useful english dictionary
ob|nox|ious — «uhb NOK shuhs», adjective. 1. very disagreeable; offensive; hateful: »His disgusting manners at the table made him obnoxious to us. Persons obnoxious to the government were frequently imprisoned without any other authority than a royal order… … Useful english dictionary
un|ob|nox|ious — «UHN uhb NOK shuhs», adjective. 1. not obnoxious; not offensive or hateful. 2. not liable; not subject; not exposed to something: »Some apart, In quarters unobnoxious to such chance (Wordsworth) … Useful english dictionary
