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nocif — meaning in English

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English meaning

  • harmful adj Likely to cause harm, injury, or damage.
  • noisome adj Morally hurtful or noxious.
  • noxious adj Harmful or poisonous, especially to health.
  • pernicious adj Causing harm gradually or in a way that is not immediately obvious.
  • untoward adjective Unfavourable or improper; not what is expected or acceptable.
  • unwholesome adj Not wholesome; unfavorable to health; unhealthful.

Senses

nocif is used for these senses in English:

  • harmful Causing or likely to cause harm or damage; injurious.
  • noisome (literary) Hurtful or noxious to health; unwholesome, insalubrious.
  • noxious Harmful; injurious.
  • pernicious Causing much harm in a subtle way.
  • pernicious Causing death or injury; deadly.
  • untoward Unfavourable, adverse, or disadvantageous.
  • unwholesome Not wholesome; unfavorable to health; unhealthful.

noisome — full definition

  1. adj Morally hurtful or noxious.
  2. adj Hurtful or noxious to health; unwholesome, insalubrious.
  3. adj Offensive to the senses; disgusting, unpleasant, nauseous, especially having an undesirable smell.

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