noisome vs noisy
Definitions
adjective
- causing or able to cause nausea
- offensively malodorous
Examples
The President too was pressed into the service of this noisome charade.
The immense man, brandishing his recovered certificates, plunged forward to encounter them, shouting in Arabic, hustled them back, kicked them, struck at the camels with a stick till those in front receded upon those behind and the street was blocked by struggling beasts and resounded with roaring snarls, the thud of wooden bales clashing together, and the desperate protests of the camel-drivers, one of whom was sent rolling into a noisome dust heap with his turban torn from his head.
He did not know what it was, but it was a noisome sensation, like standing on a grate that you felt shift beneath your feet.
Definitions
adjective
- full of or characterized by loud and nonmusical sounds
- attracting attention by showiness or bright colors
Examples
While the Irish government generates a lot of noisy, self-righteous cant about the evils of cigarettes at home, it makes a pretty packet from ‘selling death’ abroad.
Gambians tend to be soft-spoken and gentle in demeanor, seeking to avoid noisy conflicts and striving toward quiet settlement of disputes.
What would you say to Mrs So-and-so who has called to complain about a noisy neighbour?
