01 a. Hurtful; harmful; baneful; pernicious; injurious; destructive; unwholesome; insalubrious; as, noxious air, food, or climate; pernicious; co…
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Hurtful; harmful; baneful; pernicious; injurious; destructive; unwholesome; insalubrious; as, noxious air, food, or climate; pernicious; corrupting to morals; as, noxious practices or examples.“Too frequent an appearance in places of public resort is noxious to spiritual promotions.” — Swift.
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Guilty; criminal.[R.]“Those who are noxious in the eye of the law.” — Abp. Bramhall.
Syn.
Noisome; hurtful; harmful; injurious; destructive; pernicious; mischievous; corrupting; baneful; unwholesome; insalubrious. See Noisome.