noxious applies to what is both offensive and injurious to the health of a body or mind.

NOXIOUS definition: harmful or injurious to health or physical well-being. See examples of noxious used in a sentence.

Something, especially a gas or other substance, that is noxious is poisonous or very harmful…. Learn more.

1. harmful to health or physical well-being: noxious fumes. 2. morally harmful; corrupting.

Definition of noxious adjective in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.

If you refer to someone or something as noxious, you mean that they are extremely unpleasant.

Noxious definition: Harmful to living things; injurious to health.

Noxious generally refers to something harmful, poisonous or very unpleasant. It can relate to substances that are physically harmful or damaging (such as noxious gases or chemicals), or situations, …

Something noxious is harmful and could be even fatal — whether it is colorless, odorless, and invisible like carbon monoxide, or dark, strong-smelling, and obvious, like black smoke from a fire. People are …

WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2024 nox•ious (nok′ shəs), adj. harmful or injurious to health or physical well-being: noxious fumes. morally harmful; …