Noxious vs Rotten - What's the difference?
noxious | rotten |
Harmful; injurious.
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In a state of decay.
Cruel, mean or immoral.
Bad or terrible.
To an extreme degree.
As adjectives the difference between noxious and rotten
is that noxious is harmful; injurious while rotten is of perishable items, overridden with bacteria and other infectious agents.As an adverb rotten is
to an extreme degree.noxious
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Alternative forms
* (obsolete)Adjective
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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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* * *rotten
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Adjective
(en-adj)- If you leave a bin unattended for a few weeks, the rubbish inside will turn rotten .
- The floors were damaged and the walls were rotten .
- His mouth stank and his teeth were rotten .
- That man is a rotten father.
- This rotten policy will create more injustice in this country.
- Why is the weather always rotten in this city?
- It was a rotten idea to take the boat out today.
- She has the flu and feels rotten .
Usage notes
* Nouns to which "rotten" is often applied: wood, food, egg, meat, fruit, tomato, apple, banana, milk, vegetable, stuff, tooth, smell, person, kid, bastard, scoundrel, weather.Adverb
(en adverb)- That kid is spoilt rotten .
- The girls fancy him something rotten .