Noisome
adjective
Having an extremely unpleasant smell.
A noisome odor filled the room after the sewage leak.

adjective
Very disagreeable or unpleasant.
He has a noisome habit of picking his nose in public.

adjective
Having an extremely unpleasant smell.
A noisome odor filled the room after the sewage leak.

adjective
Very disagreeable or unpleasant.
He has a noisome habit of picking his nose in public.

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Strong Stench
Used to emphasize the intensity of a bad smell, more extreme than just 'smelly'.

The noisome stench from the decomposing waste was overwhelming.
Negative Connotation
Has a negative implication, often in reference to a situation or condition that is harmful or disgusting.

They moved out due to the noisome fumes from the factory nearby.
Sensory Impact
Primarily used when a foul odor strongly affects the sense of smell.

The noisome air after the chemical spill caused many to wear masks.
Strong Stench
Used to emphasize the intensity of a bad smell, more extreme than just 'smelly'.

The noisome stench from the decomposing waste was overwhelming.
Negative Connotation
Has a negative implication, often in reference to a situation or condition that is harmful or disgusting.

They moved out due to the noisome fumes from the factory nearby.
Sensory Impact
Primarily used when a foul odor strongly affects the sense of smell.

The noisome air after the chemical spill caused many to wear masks.
Strong Stench
Used to emphasize the intensity of a bad smell, more extreme than just 'smelly'.

The noisome stench from the decomposing waste was overwhelming.
Negative Connotation
Has a negative implication, often in reference to a situation or condition that is harmful or disgusting.

They moved out due to the noisome fumes from the factory nearby.
Sensory Impact
Primarily used when a foul odor strongly affects the sense of smell.

The noisome air after the chemical spill caused many to wear masks.
Quote examples
John James Audubon
American Scientist
Ah! How often when I have been abroad on the mountains has my heart risen in grateful praise to God that it was not my destiny to waste and pine among those noisome congregations of the city.

Quote examples
Samuel Taylor Coleridge
English Poet
And though thou notest from thy safe recess old friends burn dim, like lamps in noisome air love them for what they are; nor love them less, because to thee they are not what they were.

Quote examples
John James Audubon
American Scientist
Ah! How often when I have been abroad on the mountains has my heart risen in grateful praise to God that it was not my destiny to waste and pine among those noisome congregations of the city.

Quote examples
Samuel Taylor Coleridge
English Poet
And though thou notest from thy safe recess old friends burn dim, like lamps in noisome air love them for what they are; nor love them less, because to thee they are not what they were.

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