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obnoxious
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As an adjective, obnoxious means extremely offensive or unpleasant.
Meanings of obnoxious
8 meaningsadjective
Extremely offensive or unpleasant; very annoying, contemptible, or odious.
“Throwing stones at the bus is another example of your obnoxious behaviour.”
of a personUnjustly disagreeable, argumentative or objectionable; brazenly rude.
“He was an especially obnoxious and detestable specimen of a man.”
Older and rare meanings (5)
archaicobsoleteExposed or vulnerable to something, especially harm or injury.
obsoleteCausing harm or injury; harmful, hurtful, injurious.
obsoleteDeserving of blame or punishment; blameworthy, guilty.
obsoleteUnder the authority or power of someone; subject, subordinate; hence, deferential, submissive, subservient.
obsoleteFollowed by to: likely to do something.
Meanings from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0) and Open English WordNet (CC BY 4.0).