noisome
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Is noisome a Scrabble word?
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Definition
adj (English)
1. (literary) Morally hurtful or noxious.literary
2. (literary) Hurtful or noxious to health; unwholesome, insalubrious.Examples: "Surely he shall deliuer thee from the snare of the fouler: and from the noisome pestilence."; "There is a distinct sense of freedom in the solitude of the night. The day's atmosphere is surcharged with noisome anxiety, the hours laden with impending terrors. But the night is soothing."Synonyms: harmful, damaging, deleterious, detrimental, hurtful, inimical, injurious, mischievousliterary
3. (literary) Offensive to the senses; disgusting, unpleasant, nauseous, especially having an undesirable smell.Examples: "Foule words is but foule wind, and foule wind is but foule breath, and foule breath is noiſome, therefore I will depart vnkist."; "And then, ſo nice, and ſo genteel; / Such Cleanlineſs from Head to Heel: / No Humours groſs, or frowzy Steams, / No noiſom Whiffs, or ſweaty Streams, / Before, behind, above, below, / Could from her taintleſs Body flow."Synonyms: foul, fetid, sickening, nauseatingliterary
Definition source: Wiktionary