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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
.
