Both Uses of
noxious
in
Persuasion, by Jane Austen
- Everybody has their taste in noises as well as in other matters; and sounds are quite innoxious, or most distressing, by their sort rather than their quantity.†
Chpt 14 *innoxious = not harmfulstandard prefix: The prefix "in-" in innoxious means not and reverses the meaning of noxious. This is the same pattern you see in words like invisible, incomplete, and insecure.
- Lady Dalrymple and Miss Carteret—they would soon be innoxious cousins to her.†
Chpt 23
Definition:
harmful to physical or mental health