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Defiled vs Noxious - What's the difference?

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Defiled is a related term of noxious.


As adjectives the difference between defiled and noxious

is that defiled is impure; dirty while noxious is harmful; injurious.

As a verb defiled

is (defile).

defiled

English

Adjective

(en adjective)
  • impure; dirty

    • See also

    * sullied * tainted

    Verb

    (head)
  • (defile)

    • Anagrams

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    noxious

    English

    Alternative forms

    * (obsolete)

    Adjective

    (en adjective)
  • Harmful; injurious.
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    Usage notes

    * Nouns to which "noxious" is often applied: substance, chemical, fume, gas, odor, plant, weed, animal, stimulus, stimulation.

    Synonyms

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