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Dictionary.com Unabridged (v 1.1)Cite This Source
noi·some    Audio Help   [noi-suhm] Pronunciation Key
–adjective
1.offensive or disgusting, as an odor.
2.harmful or injurious to health; noxious.
[Origin: 1350–1400; ME noy (aph. var. of annoy) + -some1]

—Related forms
noi·some·ly, adverb
noi·some·ness, noun

—Synonyms 1. fetid, putrid, rotten, stinking, mephitic.
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Thesaurus Entries
  Synonym Collection v1.1Cite This Source
Main Entry:  noisome
Part of Speech:  adjective
Synonyms:  destructive, disgusting, fetid, foul, harmful, hurtful, malodorous, noxious, offensive, pernicious, pestilential, stinking, unwholesome
Source:  Synonym Collection v1.1
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  Roget's II: The New ThesaurusCite This Source
Main Entry:  smelly
Part of Speech:  adjective
Definition:  Having an unpleasant odor.
Synonyms:  fetid, foul, foul-smelling, malodorous, mephitic, reeky, stinking
Source:  Roget's II: The New Thesaurus, Third Edition
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