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obnoxious Definition

ob·nox·ious (əb näks̸həs, äb-)

adjective

    1. exposed or liable to injury, evil, or harm
    2. liable to punishment; censurable
  1. very unpleasant; objectionable; offensive

Etymology: L obnoxiosus < obnoxius, subject or exposed to danger < ob- (see ob-) + noxa, harm < base of nocere, to hurt: see necro-

obnoxious Related Forms

ob·nox·iously adverb ob·nox·ious·ness noun

obnoxious Synonyms

obnoxious

modif.

offensive, annoying, disagreeable, displeasing; see offensive 2. See syn. study at offensive.

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

  • become: He becomes obnoxious, repetitive, boring, tedious.
  • get: Whether a drinker knows it or not, he could start getting obnoxious.

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