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Noxious \Nox"ious\, a. [L. noxius, fr. noxa harm; akin to nocere
to harm, hurt. Cf. {Nuisance}, {Necromancy}.]
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1. Hurtful; harmful; baneful; pernicious; injurious;
destructive; unwholesome; insalubrious; as, noxious air,
food, or climate; pernicious; corrupting to morals; as,
noxious practices or examples.
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Too frequent an appearance in places of public
resort is noxious to spiritual promotions. --Swift.
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2. Guilty; criminal. [R.]
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Those who are noxious in the eye of the law. --Abp.
Bramhall.
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Syn: Noisome; hurtful; harmful; injurious; destructive;
pernicious; mischievous; corrupting; baneful;
unwholesome; insalubrious. See {Noisome}.
[1913 Webster] -- {Nox"ious*ly}, adv. --
{Nox"ious*ness}, n.
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