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-- Noi"some*ly, adv. --
Noi"some*ness, n.

Syn. -- Noxious; unwholesome; insalubrious; mischievous;
destructive. -- Noisome, Noxious. These words have to
a great extent been interchanged; but there is a tendency to make a
distinction between them, applying noxious to things that
inflict evil directly; as, a noxious plant, noxious
practices, etc., and noisome to things that operate with a
remoter influence; as, noisome vapors, a noisome
pestilence, etc. Noisome has the additional sense of
disqusting. A garden may be free from noxious weeds or
animals; but, if recently covered with manure, it may be filled with
a noisome smell.

Nois"y (?), a.
[Compar. Noisier (?);
superl. Noisiest.] [From Noise.]
1. Making a noise, esp. a loud sound; clamorous;
vociferous; turbulent; boisterous; as, the noisy
crowd.

2. Full of noise. "The noisy
town." Dryden.

Nol"de (?).


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