adjective
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(esp of smells) offensive
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harmful or noxious
Other Word Forms
- noisomely adverb
- noisomeness noun
Etymology
Origin of noisome
First recorded in 1350–1400; Middle English noy (aphetic variant of annoy ) + -some 1
Example Sentences
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This only resurrected the noisome history of Epstein and the Media Lab, which MIT surely hoped would be dead and buried after it issued an independent report on the matter in January 2020.
From Los Angeles Times
From a commercial standpoint, the companies have been reluctant to get in the way of the torrent, unless it’s so noisome that it crosses an inescapable line.
From Los Angeles Times
Yet another in our series of noisome parasites that we offer as second prizes.
From Washington Post
This is my new spiritual home, and the more I learn about it, the more I find myself unable to bear the noisome sunlight of the United States.
From Washington Post
Witness the noisome “Sherlock Holmes” period pictures he’s made with Robert Downey Jr., or his more recent live-action consideration of Disney’s “Aladdin.”
From New York Times
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