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it seems noisome needs some clarification:
A) the root is noy (as in annoy); probably not related to noise.
B) only one sense has to do specifically with smell; to wit,
1. Harmful, injurious, noxious
Suche bookes, writinges,..teachinges, and instructions, as be pestiferous, and noysome. - Henry VIII
2. Offensive to the sense of smell; ill-smelling.
His blind and aged father..lay in a noisome dungeon, while he enjoyed the free air. - Mary Shelly, Frankenstein
3. Disagreeable, unpleasant, offensive.
Even such a noisome thing as a collection of postage stamps. - William James, Talks to Teachers
4. Annoying, troublesome. Obs. rare.
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