noxious

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Contents 1 English 1.1 Etymology 1.2 Adjective 1.2.1 Translations 1.2.2 External links

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[edit] Etymology

From noxius (“‘hurtful, injurious’”) < noxa (“‘hurt, injury’”), for *nocsa < nocere (“‘to hurt, injure’”); see nocent.

[edit] Adjective

noxious (comparative more noxious, superlative most noxious)

1. unpleasant and possibly also harmful, typically in reference to odorous fumes

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[edit] External links

• noxious in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, G. & C. Merriam, 1913
• noxious in The Century Dictionary, The Century Co., New York, 1911