noisome
11Noisome — Offensive to the senses and especially disgusting, offensive, or harmful to the sense of smell. For example, the smell of a chemical such as formaldehyde can be noisome. Noisome comes from the Middle English noy meaning annoyance, and enui which… …
12noisome — [14] Noisome has no etymological connection with noise. Its closest English relative is annoy. This had a shortened from noy ‘trouble, annoy, harm’, current from the 13th to the 17th centuries, which was combined with the suffix some to form… …
13noisome — [14] Noisome has no etymological connection with noise. Its closest English relative is annoy. This had a shortened from noy ‘trouble, annoy, harm’, current from the 13th to the 17th centuries, which was combined with the suffix some to form… …
14noisome — See noisome, noxious, obnoxious …
15noisome — noi|some [ˈnɔısəm] adj literary [Date: 1300 1400; Origin: noy annoyance (14 17 centuries) (from Old French enui; ENNUI) + some] very unpleasant ▪ noisome smells …
16noisome — adjective literary extremely unpleasant: The workers lived in noisome slums. noisy / nOIzi/ adjective making a lot of noise, or full of noise: The kids have been really noisy today. | The bar was too noisy and crowded. | a noisy engine noisily… …
17noisome, noxious, obnoxious — Noisome is not related to noise but, by derivation, is connected with annoy. It means offensive, destructive, disgusting, and harmful : The odor of carbon monoxide is noisome. Catarrh is an especially noisome affliction. Noxious and obnoxious… …
18noisome / noisy — Noisome means disgusting, offensive, and potentially harmful : A noisome smell arose from the garbage can. Noisy means making a lot of sound or racket : With so many children, it became a noisy day care center …
19noisome / noisy — Noisome means disgusting, offensive, and potentially harmful : A noisome smell arose from the garbage can. Noisy means making a lot of sound or racket : With so many children, it became a noisy day care center …
20noisome — noisomely, adv. noisomeness, n. /noy seuhm/, adj. 1. offensive or disgusting, as an odor. 2. harmful or injurious to health; noxious. [1350 1400; ME noy (aph. var. of ANNOY) + SOME1] Syn. 1. fetid, putrid, rotten, stinking, mephitic. * * * …
