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Definition of noxious adjective from the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary

noxious

adjective

/ˈnɒkʃəs/

/ˈnɑːkʃəs/

(formal)

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poisonous or harmful
- noxious fumes
Oxford Collocations Dictionary
Noxious is used with these nouns:
emission
fumes
gas
…
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Word Originlate 15th cent.: from Latin noxius (from noxa ‘harm’) + -ous.

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