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Noxious

//ˈnɒkʃəs// adj

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Adjective
  1. 1
    Harmful; injurious.

    "In the living state, the body is observed to […] reject what is noxious; [...]"

Adjective
  1. 1
    injurious to physical or mental health wordnet

Etymology

From Latin noxius (“hurtful, injurious”), from noxa (“hurt, injury”), from nocere (“to hurt, injure”); see nocent.

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