Determine whether the definition below is denotative or connotative. noxious: harmful or injurious to health or physical well-being a. connotative b. denotative so im guessing that its a but just seeing if i got it correct

connotative. that is your answer

noxious: harmful or injurious to health or physical well-being is  denotative meaning. Option B is the correct one.

To denote means to represent. This refers to an objective meaning of the word. Noxious means poisonous. The meaning harmful or injurious to health or physical well-being is synonymous with poisonous. For example, smoking is noxious.

To connote means to add feelings or subjective interpretation to a word. For example, " The noxious look on her face made us feel uncertain."

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19.) false

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