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  • 51anx — anx·i·ety; anx·ious; anx·ious·ly; anx·ious·ness; anx·io·lyt·ic; un·anx·ious·ly; …

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  • 52noxious — nox•ious [[t]ˈnɒk ʃəs[/t]] adj. 1) harmful to health or physical well being: noxious fumes[/ex] 2) morally harmful; corrupting • Etymology: 1605–15; < L noxius harmful, injurious =nox(a) harm (akin to nocēre to do harm; cf. innocent) + ius… …

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  • 53Innoxious — In*nox ious, a. [L. innoxius. See {In } not, and {Noxious}.] 1. Free from hurtful qualities or effects; harmless; innocuous. Innoxious flames. Sir K. Digby. [1913 Webster] 2. Free from crime; pure; innocent. Pope. {In*nox ious*ly}, adv. {In*nox… …

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  • 54Innoxiously — Innoxious In*nox ious, a. [L. innoxius. See {In } not, and {Noxious}.] 1. Free from hurtful qualities or effects; harmless; innocuous. Innoxious flames. Sir K. Digby. [1913 Webster] 2. Free from crime; pure; innocent. Pope. {In*nox ious*ly}, adv …

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  • 55Innoxiousness — Innoxious In*nox ious, a. [L. innoxius. See {In } not, and {Noxious}.] 1. Free from hurtful qualities or effects; harmless; innocuous. Innoxious flames. Sir K. Digby. [1913 Webster] 2. Free from crime; pure; innocent. Pope. {In*nox ious*ly}, adv …

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  • 56Noxious — Nox ious, a. [L. noxius, fr. noxa harm; akin to nocere to harm, hurt. Cf. {Nuisance}, {Necromancy}.] [1913 Webster] 1. Hurtful; harmful; baneful; pernicious; injurious; destructive; unwholesome; insalubrious; as, noxious air, food, or climate;… …

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  • 57Noxiously — Noxious Nox ious, a. [L. noxius, fr. noxa harm; akin to nocere to harm, hurt. Cf. {Nuisance}, {Necromancy}.] [1913 Webster] 1. Hurtful; harmful; baneful; pernicious; injurious; destructive; unwholesome; insalubrious; as, noxious air, food, or… …

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  • 58Noxiousness — Noxious Nox ious, a. [L. noxius, fr. noxa harm; akin to nocere to harm, hurt. Cf. {Nuisance}, {Necromancy}.] [1913 Webster] 1. Hurtful; harmful; baneful; pernicious; injurious; destructive; unwholesome; insalubrious; as, noxious air, food, or… …

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  • 59Obnoxious — Ob*nox ious ([o^]b*n[o^]k sh[u^]s), a. [L. obnoxius; ob (see {Ob }) + noxius hurtful. See {Noxious}.] 1. Subject; liable; exposed; answerable; amenable; with to. [1913 Webster] The writings of lawyers, which are tied obnoxious to their particular …

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  • 60Obnoxiously — Obnoxious Ob*nox ious ([o^]b*n[o^]k sh[u^]s), a. [L. obnoxius; ob (see {Ob }) + noxius hurtful. See {Noxious}.] 1. Subject; liable; exposed; answerable; amenable; with to. [1913 Webster] The writings of lawyers, which are tied obnoxious to their… …

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