obnoxious
Use Obnoxious in a sentence
ʃəs adjective
1.
highly objectionable or offensive; odious: obnoxious behavior.
2.
annoying or objectionable due to being a showoff or attracting undue attention to oneself: an obnoxious little brat.
3.
Archaic. exposed or liable to harm, evil, or anything objectionable.
4.
Obsolete. liable to punishment or censure; reprehensible.
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World English Dictionary
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| —adj | |
| 1. | extremely unpleasant |
| 2. | obsolete exposed to harm, injury, etc |
| [C16: from Latin obnoxius, from ob- to + noxa injury, from nocēre to harm] | |
| ob'noxiously | |
| —adv | |
| ob'noxiousness | |
| —n | |
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Word Origin & History
obnoxious
1581, from L. obnoxiosus "hurtful, injurious," from obnoxius "subject to harm," from ob "to, toward" + noxa "injury, hurt, damage entailing liability" (see noxious). Originally "subject to authority, subject to something harmful;" meaning "offensive, hateful" is first recorded
1675, influenced by noxious (q.v.).
"Obnoxious has two very different senses, one of which (exposed or open or liable to attack or injury) requires notice because its currency is now so restricted that it is puzzling to the uninstructed. It is the word's rightful or de jure meaning, and we may hope that scholarly writers will keep it alive." [Fowler]
Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2010 Douglas Harper
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Example sentences
The problem was that a smirking sense of humor can, shockingly, come across as obnoxious.
He's the office smart aleck, a touch obnoxious but irresistible.
Personal attacks on other commenters are not permitted of course, nor is abusive or obnoxious behaviour.
Those kids are obnoxious and intentionally inconveniencing the campus community by blocking a sidewalk.
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