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substandard

English

Etymology

sub- +? standard

Pronunciation

  • (General American) IPA(key): /?s?b?stænd?d/
  • (Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /?s?b?stænd?d/

Adjective

substandard (comparative more substandard, superlative most substandard)

  1. Of inferior quality; not meeting the minimum quality requirements.
  2. (linguistics, dated) Not conforming to the standard variety; nonstandard.

Translations

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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)

  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

Related terms

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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

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  • what expels noxious fumes from a laboratory
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