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noxious
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)
- 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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Translations
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
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detestable
English
Etymology
From Middle French détestable; surface analysis detest +? -able.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /d??t?st?bl?/
- Hyphenation: de?test?able
Adjective
detestable (comparative more detestable, superlative most detestable)
- Stimulating disgust or detestation; offensive; shocking.
Usage notes
- Nouns to which "detestable" is often applied: crime, thing, practices, act, character, nature, person, conduct, villain, behavior.
Derived terms
- detestableness
Related terms
Translations
See also
- hateful
- abominable
- loathsome
- horrid
Anagrams
- seatbelted
Spanish
Etymology
From Latin d?test?bilis.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /detes?table/, [d?e.t?es?t?a.??le]
Adjective
detestable (plural detestables)
- detestable
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