Antonyms for noxious
| Grammar : Adj |
| Spell : nok-shuhs |
| Phonetic Transcription : ˈnɒk ʃəs |
Definition of noxious
Origin :- c.1500, from Latin noxius "hurtful, injurious," from noxa "injury, hurt, damage entailing liability" (related to nocere "to hurt," and to nex "slaughter"), from PIE *nek-ro-, causative form of root *nek- "death" (see necro-).
- adj deadly, injurious
- No, he does not find it; brambles are there and noxious weeds galore.
- Extract from : « The Book of Khalid » by Ameen Rihani
- The excreta of that army of sick poisoned the air with their noxious emanations.
- Extract from : « The Downfall » by Emile Zola
- At Verdun, along the entire frontier, there were nests of these noxious vermin.
- Extract from : « A Nest of Spies » by Pierre Souvestre
- With blood and iron we will ourselves stamp out this noxious breed.
- Extract from : « The Burning Spear » by John Galsworthy
- Now it happens that he is noxious to us—let the reasons be what they may.
- Extract from : « St. Martin's Summer » by Rafael Sabatini
- And let us rid our minds of one or two noxious superstitions.
- Extract from : « Another Sheaf » by John Galsworthy
- In winter it was an inland sea and in summer a noxious swamp.
- Extract from : « England, Picturesque and Descriptive » by Joel Cook
- The atmosphere of the gay but unventilated rooms was heavy and noxious.
- Extract from : « A Great Man » by Arnold Bennett
- He was so young and so handsome, to be hunted like a noxious beast!
- Extract from : « They of the High Trails » by Hamlin Garland
- He was a noxious ass, and he satisfied his lust for silly gossip at the cost of his customers.
- Extract from : « Victory » by Joseph Conrad
Synonyms for noxious
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