Word of the Day for Thursday, September 10, 2009
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noisome \NOY-sum\, adjective:
noisome \NOY-sum\, adjective:
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1. Noxious; harmful; unwholesome.
1. Noxious; harmful; unwholesome.
2. Offensive to the smell or other senses; disgusting.
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The B.O. produces a noisome stink of politics!
--Spy Maker, JSA's Blog
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Noisome is from Middle English noysome, from noy, "harm," short for anoy, from Old French, from anoier, "to annoy."
Noisome is from Middle English noysome, from noy, "harm," short for anoy, from Old French, from anoier, "to annoy."
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