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noisome

adj
/ˈnɔɪ.səm/

Etymology

From Middle English noysom; equivalent to noy + -some (short for annoy, from an(n)oien, enoien from Anglo-Norman anuier, from Old French enuier (French ennuyer), from Late Latin inodiare, from in- (intensive prefix) + odium (“hate”)).

  1. derived from inodiō
  2. derived from enuier
  3. inherited from noysom

Definitions

  1. Morally hurtful or noxious.

  2. Hurtful or noxious to health

    Hurtful or noxious to health; unwholesome, insalubrious.

    • Surely he shall deliuer thee from the snare of the fouler: and from the noisome pestilence.
    • There is a distinct sense of freedom in the solitude of the night. The day's atmosphere is surcharged with noisome anxiety, the hours laden with impending terrors. But the night is soothing.

  3. Offensive to the senses

    Offensive to the senses; disgusting, unpleasant, nauseous, especially having an undesirable smell.

    • Foule words is but foule wind, and foule wind is but foule breath, and foule breath is noiſome, therefore I will depart vnkist.
    • And then, ſo nice, and ſo genteel; / Such Cleanlineſs from Head to Heel: / No Humours groſs, or frowzy Steams, / No noiſom Whiffs, or ſweaty Streams, / Before, behind, above, below, / Could from her taintleſs Body flow.

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sense glosses and etymology drawn from English Wiktionary · source · CC-BY-SA