obnoxious Definition
ob·nox·ious (əb näk′s̸həs, äb-)
obnoxious Related Forms
ob·nox′·iously adverb
ob·nox′·ious·ness noun
obnoxious Synonyms
obnoxious
modif.
obnoxious Usage Examples
Preposition: at
time: I was quite clever at school ( and I knew it ), and I think I was rather obnoxious at times, really.
Modifies a noun
- kid: I have never seen one do anything about obnoxious kids.
- character: This polished and acerbic social satire tempers biting wit with unexpected compassion for even the most obnoxious characters.
- man: One of the most obnoxious men in the Bible is Nabal.
- way: The nasty United Nations Organization continues on its obnoxious way without let or hindrance.
- people: Just a lot of rude and obnoxious people out there.
- teenager: Ask Our Experts: Rebellious, Confrontational Teen How do you live with an obnoxious teenager who thinks he knows better than everyone else?
Modifying Another Word
- thoroughly: A thoroughly obnoxious woman, she is also Senior Under-Secretary to the Minister of Magic.
- equally: There's about five hindered of them, all equally obnoxious.
- particularly: I also think 5.1 is particularly obnoxious through its pretense to reach outwith the country of Nigeria.
- rather: Being a rather obnoxious, rebellious kid, I told him in no uncertain terms.
- so: I'm not usually, just to the idiots who pretend to be drunk and are so obnoxious.
- really: SPEAKER 2: I think it's really obnoxious to like washing the floor with people.
Used with adjective complement
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