But for all the noisome details, this is not a cynical novel.
He does not worry about a few thousand noisome people in the streets.
And even if a correspondent wanted to deliver the noisome truth, patriotism would join censorship in stopping his mouth.
noisome odor and slimy appearance are common on infected branches or trunks.
Symptoms are noisome and include headache and cranial nerve deficits.
noisome or unwholesome odor means an objectionable odor detectable off the site of a facility.
British Dictionary definitions for noisome
noisome
/ˈnɔɪsəm/
adjective
1.
(esp of smells) offensive
2.
harmful or noxious
Derived Forms
noisomely, adverb noisomeness, noun
Word Origin
C14: from obsolete noy, variant of annoy + -some1
Word Origin and History for noisome
adj.
late 14c., "harmful, noxious," from noye "harm, misfortune," shortened form of anoi "annoyance" (from Old French anoier, see annoy) + -some (1). Meaning "bad-smelling" first recorded 1570s. Related: Noisomeness.