Associations to the word «Noxious»

Wiktionary

NOXIOUS, adjective. Harmful; injurious.
NOXIOUS TRADE, noun. A historical term used to describe those professions that were disreputable due to them causing a great deal of pollution. The archetypal example is the tannery.

Dictionary definition

NOXIOUS, adjective. Injurious to physical or mental health; "noxious chemical wastes"; "noxious ideas".

Wise words

We should have a great fewer disputes in the world if words were taken for what they are, the signs of our ideas only, and not for things themselves.
John Locke