nuisible — meaning in English
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English meaning
- detrimental adj Causing harm or damage.
- harmful adj Likely to cause harm, injury, or damage.
- inimical adjective Tending to harm something or make it impossible; working against it.
- noisome adj Morally hurtful or noxious.
- pernicious adj Causing harm gradually or in a way that is not immediately obvious.
- pest noun An insect or animal that damages crops, spreads disease, or is otherwise harmful.
- prejudicial adjective Likely to cause harm or unfair disadvantage, especially in a legal or formal context.
- varmint noun A wild animal considered a pest, especially one that threatens crops or livestock.
Senses
nuisible is used for these senses in English:
- detrimental Causing damage or harm.
- harmful Causing or likely to cause harm or damage; injurious.
- inimical Harmful in effect.
- noisome (literary) Morally hurtful or noxious.
- pernicious Causing death or injury; deadly.
- prejudicial Causing harm or injury; detrimental, harmful or injurious.
- varmint A pestilent or predatory ground-borne animal, especially one that kills or harasses a farmer's animals or crops.