Definition of
1
[ adjective ] injurious to physical or mental health

Synonyms

harmful

Examples

"noxious chemical wastes" "noxious ideas"

Related terms

innocuous baneful vesicatory corrupting toxic unwholesome harmful

2
[ adjective ] harmful to living things

Synonyms

hurtful injurious deleterious

Examples

"deleterious chemical additives"

Related terms

harmful

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Rhymes with

obnoxious nauseous unconscious anxious rambunctious conscious fractious cautious infectious subconscious tenacious pernicious contentious ostentatious tendentious ignatius vicious audacious confucius unpretentious pretentious conscientious anxious loquacious vexatious gracious fictitious factitious precious spacious specious voracious ambitious herbaceous ferocious ceraceous malicious injudicious judicious sebaceous repetitious salacious seditious flirtatious propitious fallacious facetious expeditious predaceous superstitious surreptitious suspicious delicious efficacious overambitious precocious capacious auspicious capricious atrocious nutritious semiprecious vivacious

Phonetic and Homophones

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