toxique — meaning in English

English meaning

• noisome adj Morally hurtful or noxious.
• poisonous adj Containing enough poison to harm or kill if touched, eaten, or breathed in.
• toxic adjective Poisonous; capable of causing illness or death if it enters the body.

Senses

toxique is used for these senses in English:

• noisome (literary) Hurtful or noxious to health; unwholesome, insalubrious.
• poisonous Containing sufficient poison to be dangerous to touch or ingest.
• toxic (toxicology, pharmaceutical drug) Having a chemical nature that is harmful to health or lethal if consumed or otherwise entering into the body in sufficient quantities.

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.

poisonous — full definition

1. adj Containing enough poison to harm or kill if touched, eaten, or breathed in.
2. adj Deeply harmful, especially to a person's attitude or a relationship.

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