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noxious

no·xious

UK/ˈnɒkʃəs/ US/ˈnɑkʃəs/ rare

adjective

1.

injurious to physical or mental health

  • “noxious chemical wastes”
  • “noxious ideas”
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From Latin noxius (“hurtful, injurious”), from noxa (“hurt, injury”), from nocere (“to hurt, injure”); see nocent.

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