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obnoxious

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ob·nox·ious  (b-nkshs, b-)
adj.
1. Very annoying or objectionable; offensive or odious: "I know no method to secure the repeal of bad or obnoxious laws so effective as their stringent execution" (Ulysses S. Grant).
2. Archaic Exposed to harm, injury, or evil: "The town ... now lies obnoxious to its foes" (John Bunyan).
3. Archaic Deserving of or liable to censure.

[Latin obnoxisus, subordinate, from obnoxius, subject, liable : ob-, to; see ob- + noxa, injury; see nek-1 in Indo-European roots.]

ob·noxious·ly adv.
ob·noxious·ness n.

obnoxious [əbˈnɒkʃəs]
adj
1. extremely unpleasant
2. Obsolete exposed to harm, injury, etc.
[from Latin obnoxius, from ob- to + noxa injury, from nocēre to harm]
obnoxiously  adv
obnoxiousness  n
ThesaurusLegend:  Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
Adj.1.obnoxiousobnoxious - causing disapproval or protest; "a vulgar and objectionable person"
offensive - unpleasant or disgusting especially to the senses; "offensive odors"

obnoxious
Translations
obnoxious [əbˈnɒkʃəs] ADJ [person, behaviour] → odioso, aborrecible; [smell] → repugnante, asqueroso
it is obnoxious to me to + INFINme repugna + infin, me es odioso + infin

obnoxious [əbˈnɒkʃəs] adj
[person] → odieux/euse
[smell] → nauséabond(e); [noise] → désagréable

obnoxious
adjwiderlich, widerwärtig; person also, behaviourunausstehlich; an obnoxious personein Ekel nt (inf); don’t be so obnoxious to hersei nicht so gemein or fies (inf)zu ihr

obnoxious [əbˈnɒkʃəs] adj (person, behaviour) → detestabile, odioso/a; (fumes, smell) → pestifero/a, pestilenziale
obnoxious [əbˈnɒkʃəs] adj (person, behaviour) → detestabile, odioso/a; (fumes, smell) → pestifero/a, pestilenziale

obnoxious
adj obnoxious [əbˈnokʃəs]
offensive an obnoxious man; The smell of that mixture is really obnoxious. aanstootlik بَغيض، ذَميم противен urážlivý; odporný modbydelig anstößig δυσάρεστος, απαίσιος odioso, aborrecible, repugnante vastik زننده؛ نامطبوع inhottava odieux, nauséabond דוֹחֶה अप्रिय odvratan visszataszító garang, menjijikkan viðbjóðslegur odioso, disgustoso 不快な 아주 싫은, 불쾌한 bjaurus, nemalonus riebīgs; pretīgs menimbulkan rasa meluat afschuwelijk motbydelig, vemmelig, utålelig nieznośny, nieprzyjemny ofensivo insuportabil, respingător противный nepríjemný ostuden gnusan motbjudande, vidrig น่ารังเกียจ iğrenç 令人不快的,討厭的 неприємний, нестерпний نفريں، قابل نفرت rất khó chịu
adv obˈnoxiously
aanstootlike بصورَةٍ بَغيضَه неприятно protivně modbydeligt anstößig δυσάρεστα, απαίσια odiosamente vastumeelselt بطور زننده inhottavasti odieusement בְּאוֹפֶן נִתעַב निदंनीयता, आपत्तिजनकता odvratno utálatosan dengan garang, menjijikkan á viðbjóðslegan hátt odiosamente, disgustosamente 不快にも 불쾌하게 bjauriai, nemaloniai riebīgi; pretīgi menimbulkan rasa meluat afschuwelijk motbydelig nieznośnie ofensivamente insuportabil противно nepríjemne ostudno gnusno motbjudande, vidrigt อย่างน่ารังเกียจ iğrenç bir şekilde 令人不快地 нестерпно مکروہ انداز ميں một cách khó chịu

obnoxious بغيض odporný modbydelig abscheulich αντιπαθητικός detestable vastenmielinen odieux odbojan sgradevole 気にさわる 불쾌한 aanstootgevend avskyelig przykry antipático несносный outhärdlig น่ารังเกียจ iğrenç rất khó chịu 不愉快的


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And now Black George was pitched upon by him, as being a person already obnoxious to Mr Western, and one of no good fame in the country.
Man, in public trust, will much oftener act in such a manner as to render him unworthy of being any longer trusted, than in such a manner as to make him obnoxious to legal punishment.
It was indeed a sight to see him watching the obnoxious moths and butterflies, killing slugs, and driving away the hungry bees.
 
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