different between mephitic vs noxious

English

Etymology

From Latin mephiticus, from mefitis, mephitis: compare French méphitique.

Adjective

mephitic (comparative more mephitic, superlative most mephitic)

1. Foul-smelling or noxious, particularly of a gas or atmosphere.

Derived terms

• mephitic acid
• mephitic air

Anagrams

• chip time

English

Alternative forms

• noctious (obsolete)

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

• (Received Pronunciation) IPA^(key): /?n?k??s/

Adjective

noxious (comparative more noxious, superlative most noxious)

1. Harmful; injurious.

Usage notes

• Nouns to which "noxious" is often applied: substance, chemical, fume, gas, odor, plant, weed, animal, stimulus, stimulation.

Synonyms

• harmful
• injurious
• scathel
• see also Thesaurus:harmful

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Further reading

• noxious in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, G. & C. Merriam, 1913.
• noxious in The Century Dictionary, New York, N.Y.: The Century Co., 1911.
• noxious at OneLook Dictionary Search
• Douglas Harper (2001–2021) , “noxious”, in Online Etymology Dictionary