Hazardous and Noxious

Hazardous

Hazardous adjective - Involving potential loss or injury.
Usage example: a hazardous journey across the arctic ice

Noxious and hazardous are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Noxious" instead an adjective "Hazardous".

Nearby Words: hazard, hazarded, hazardously

Noxious

Noxious adjective - Causing or capable of causing harm.
Usage example: noxious smog that for years has been encrusting the historic cathedral with soot

Hazardous and noxious are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Hazardous" instead an adjective "Noxious".

Nearby Words: noxiousness, noxiously
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