NOXIOUS


Meaning of NOXIOUS in English

transcription, транскрипция: [ nɒkʃəs ]

1.

A noxious gas or substance is poisonous or very harmful.

Many household products give off noxious fumes.

ADJ : usu ADJ n

2.

If you refer to someone or something as noxious , you mean that they are extremely unpleasant. ( FORMAL )

...the heavy, noxious smell of burning sugar, butter, fats, and flour...

Their behaviour was noxious.

ADJ : usu ADJ n

Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary.      Английский словарь Коллинз COBUILD для изучающих язык на продвинутом уровне.