anoyous

== Middle English == === Alternative forms === anious, anoyeus, anoyows, ennoyous === Etymology === Borrowed from Old French enuius, anoios; equivalent to anoy +‎ -ous. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /aˌnui̯ˈuːs/, /aˈnui̯us/ === Adjective === anoyous harmful, injurious 14th c., Geoffrey Chaucer, Frederic J. Furnival (Editor), The Cambridge MS. Dd. 4. 24 or Chaucer's Canterbury Tales, London; Published by teh Chaucer Society, 1902: pg. 650, [728] (rare) troublesome, challenging, annoying (rare) troubled; beset with difficulty ==== Usage notes ==== The aphetic form noyous is more common in Middle English (as in modern English). ==== Descendants ==== English: annoyous ==== References ==== “anoiǒus, -eus, adj.”, in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007.