Entry Word: noisome

Function: adjective

Meaning: 1 bad for the well-being of the body <itʼs no fun having asthma and living in an area with noisome smog> — see unhealthy 1
2 causing intense displeasure, disgust, or resentment <a noisome remark about my weight that stuck with me for days> — see offensive 1
3 having an unpleasant smell <the noisome air of the area that was downwind of the dog food factory> — see malodorous