noxious | ||
1. | [ adjective ] injurious to physical or mental health | |
Synonyms: | harmful | |
Examples: | "noxious chemical wastes" "noxious ideas" |
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Related terms: | innocuous baneful vesicatory corrupting toxic unwholesome harmful | |
2. | [ adjective ] harmful to living things | |
Synonyms: | hurtful injurious deleterious | |
Examples: | "deleterious chemical additives" |
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Related terms: | harmful | |