Noxious - English meaning

adjective

Very bad or unpleasant.

Usage examples:

The place smelled awful

adverb

Awfully; very.

Usage examples:

We're an awful long way from the motorway

adjective

Extremely bad or unpleasant

Usage examples:

He suffered awful injuries in the crash., we had awful weather., she has an awful boss., what an aw…

adjective

Causing physical damage.

Usage examples:

New cars are less damaging to the environment

verb

Inflict physical harm on (something) so as to impair its value, usefulness, or normal function.

Usage examples:

The car was badly damaged in the accident

adjective

Causing harm

Usage examples:

Many chemicals have a damaging effect on the environment., these allegations are very damaging.

adjective

Able or likely to cause harm or injury.

Usage examples:

A dangerous animal

adjective

Able or likely to cause harm or death, or unpleasant problems

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Dangerous chemicals/bacteria, whooping cough is most dangerous for infants., dangerously high winds

adjective

A dangerous person, animal, thing, or activity could harm you

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Dangerous chemicals, the men are armed and dangerous., his parents won't let him play ice hockey be…

adjective

Causing or able to cause death.

Usage examples:

A deadly weapon

adverb

In a way resembling or suggesting death; as if dead.

Usage examples:

Her skin was deadly pale

adjective

Dangerous and able to kill

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A deadly poison

adjective

Causing great and irreparable damage.

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The destructive power of weapons

adjective

Causing, or able to cause, damage

Usage examples:

Destructive power the destructive power of nuclear weapons, i worry about the destructive effect th…

adjective

Arousing revulsion or strong indignation.

Usage examples:

He had the most disgusting rotten teeth

verb

Cause (someone) to feel revulsion or strong disapproval.

Usage examples:

They were disgusted by the violence

Highly offensive

adjective

Causing or involving great suffering, fear, or unhappiness; extremely bad or serious.

Usage examples:

There's been a dreadful accident

adjective

Very bad

Usage examples:

I realized i had committed a dreadful mistake.

adjective

Causing fear, shock, or suffering

Usage examples:

The news report was so dreadful that i just had to switch it off., the dreadful sufferings of the p…

adjective

Causing or likely to cause harm.

Usage examples:

The ozone layer blocks the harmful rays from the sun

adjective

Causing harm

Usage examples:

Harmful to this group of chemicals is known to be harmful to people with asthma.

adjective

Causing or likely to cause horror; shocking.

Usage examples:

A horrible massacre

adjective

Very bad, unpleasant, or disgusting

Usage examples:

There was a horrible smell outside the factory.

adjective

Very bad or unpleasant.

Usage examples:

Plastic bags burn with a nasty, acrid smell

noun

An unpleasant or harmful person or thing.

Usage examples:

A water conditioner to neutralize chlorine and other nasties

Offensive or even (of persons) malicious

adjective

Having a harmful effect, especially in a gradual or subtle way.

Usage examples:

The pernicious influences of the mass media

adjective

Having a very harmful effect or influence

Usage examples:

The book focuses on the pernicious effects of slavery.

adjective

(of a substance or plant) causing or capable of causing death or illness if taken into the body.

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Poisonous chemicals

adjective

Very harmful and able to cause illness or death

Usage examples:

Poisonous chemicals, can you tell the difference between poisonous mushrooms and edible varieties?,…

adjective

Causing intense disgust; disgusting.

Usage examples:

There was a revolting smell that lingered in the air

verb

Take violent action against an established government or ruler; rebel.

Usage examples:

The iceni revolted and had to be suppressed

adjective

Disgusting

Usage examples:

I’ve never eaten such revolting food!

adjective

Extremely bad or serious.

Usage examples:

A terrible crime

adjective

Poisonous.

Usage examples:

The dumping of toxic waste

noun

Poisonous substances.

Usage examples:

The gao cited ‘significant data gaps’ in eight problem areas, including pesticides, air toxics, and…

adjective

Poisonous, or relating to poisonous substances

adjective

Extremely unpleasant.

Usage examples:

He has a vile temper

adjective

Evil or disgusting

Usage examples:

He responded with the vilest language imaginable., a vile mood/temper

adjective

Unpleasant, immoral, and unacceptable

Usage examples:

This vile policy of ethnic cleansing must be stopped.

adjective

(of a disease or poison) extremely severe or harmful in its effects.

Usage examples:

A virulent strain of influenza

adjective

(of a disease) dangerous and spreading quickly, or (of poison) having an effect very quickly

Usage examples:

A virulent strain of flu, virulent speech, several newspapers mounted virulent attacks.

adjective

A virulent disease or poison is dangerous and spreads or affects people very quickly

Usage examples:

A particularly virulent strain of flu has recently claimed a number of lives in the region.