[adjective] [formal] - (esp. of a gas or substance) poisonous; very harmfulThe people in the house had died from inhaling noxious smoke/fumes.It has been alleged that the factory is dumping noxious chemicals in the river.He was smoking a noxious cigarette.I think this government has some noxious (= harmful and unpleasant) policies.
NOXIOUS
Meaning of NOXIOUS in English
Cambridge English vocab. Кембриджский английский словарь. 2012