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noisome

Postby KatyBr » Sun Oct 16, 2005 3:24 pm

noi·some (noi'səm)
adj.
Offensive to the point of arousing disgust; foul: a noisome odor.
Harmful or dangerous: noisome fumes.
[Middle English noiesom : noie, harm (short for anoi, annoyance, from Old French, from anoier, to annoy; see annoy) + -som, adj. suff.; see –some1.]

noi'some·ly adv.
noi'some·ness n.
I was thinking about stinky stuff last night, this word swam up from my memories.

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Postby Slava » Wed Feb 24, 2010 9:49 am

As I'm about to head out, I do believe I'll take a shower. I'd hate to be noisome in public.

This word was also re-suggested here:

http://www.alphadictionary.com/bb/viewtopic.php?t=3119

It's still a good one, and still languishing in Neverland.

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Postby LukeJavan8 » Sun Feb 28, 2010 12:53 pm

Interestingly used by a news commentator yesterday
referring to broken gas lines in the earthquake
ravaged Chile.

Offensive to the point of arousing disgust; foul: a noisome odor.
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Postby saparris » Thu Mar 04, 2010 3:39 pm

As I'm about to head out, I do believe I'll take a shower. I'd hate to be noisome in public.
If you're noisome before you go out, you probably should have showered a week or so ago.
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Postby LukeJavan8 » Thu Mar 04, 2010 4:36 pm

Or taken a "French shower": perfume.
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