noisome
Foul and noxious
Noisome means offensive or disgusting, especially to the sense of smell.
Despite its sound, the word has nothing to do with noise—it comes from an old word meaning annoyance.
A noisome odor is foul and noxious.
The word extends to anything harmful or objectionable: noisome fumes, noisome conditions in the prison.
Literary and somewhat old-fashioned.
Powerfully offensive odor
- reekEmit strong odor
- malodorUnpleasant, offensive smell
- fetorIntense, offensive odor
- miasmaHarmful atmospheric emanation
putridity · foulness · fetid · rank · mephitic · sulfurous · rotting · decay
Causing deadly disease
- miasmicFilled with foul emanations
- insalubriousHarmful to health
- unhealthyHarmful to wellbeing
- pestiferousBearing disease or annoyance
infectious · contagious · pathogenic · contaminated · tainted · polluted · impure · unclean
Causing strong disgust
- nauseatingCausing urge to vomit
- repulsiveCausing strong disgust
- loathsomeArousing intense disgust
- abhorrentCausing intense revulsion
offensive · vile · disgusting · repellent · off-putting · sickening · stomach-turning · gross
Gradually and subtly harmful
- deleteriousCausing harm or damage
- banefulCausing serious harm
- injuriousCausing physical harm
- toxicCapable of causing harm
poisonous · detrimental · malignant · virulent · destructive · corrosive · baleful · venomous
stench
Powerfully offensive odor
miasma · putridity · foulness · fetid · rank · mephitic · sulfurous · rotting · decay · sewage
pestilential
Causing deadly disease
- miasmicFilled with foul emanations
- insalubriousHarmful to health
- unhealthyHarmful to wellbeing
pestiferous · infectious · contagious · pathogenic · contaminated · tainted · polluted · impure · unclean · foul
revolting
Causing strong disgust
- nauseatingCausing urge to vomit
- repulsiveCausing strong disgust
- loathsomeArousing intense disgust
abhorrent · offensive · vile · disgusting · repellent · off-putting · sickening · stomach-turning · gross · objectionable
pernicious
Gradually and subtly harmful
- deleteriousCausing harm or damage
- banefulCausing serious harm
- injuriousCausing physical harm
toxic · poisonous · detrimental · malignant · virulent · destructive · corrosive · baleful · venomous · damaging
noisomefragrant
Emitting pleasant smell
aromatic · sweet-smelling · perfumed · scented · ambrosial
noisomewholesome
Conducive to well-being
healthful · salubrious · pleasant · healthy · sanitary
noisomepleasant
Giving enjoyment or comfort
agreeable · pleasing · pleasurable · inoffensive · innocuous
noise, noisy, annoying, annoyed, annoyance, noxious, noises, noiseless, annoys