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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
Adjective
extremely unpleasant [Latin obnoxius]
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
adjective loathsome, offensive, nasty, foul, disgusting, unpleasant, revolting, obscene, sickening, vile, horrid, repellent, repulsive, objectionable, disagreeable, nauseating, odious, hateful, repugnant, reprehensible, abhorrent, abominable, insufferable, execrable, detestable, hateable, dislikable or dislikeable, yucky or yukky (slang) yucko Austral. (slang) << OPPOSITE pleasant
Translations
obnoxious [əbˈnɔkʃəs] adjodioso, detestable; [smell] → nauseabundo

obnoxious [əbˈnɔkʃəs] adjodieux/euse; [smell] → nauséabond(e)

obnoxious [əbˈnɔkʃəs] adjwiderwärtig, widerlich

obnoxious [əbˈnɔkʃəs] adjodioso/a; [smell] → disgustoso/a, ripugnante

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 vastenmielinen odieux, nauséabond דוֹחֶה अप्रिय odvratan visszataszító garang, menjijikkan viðbjóðslegur odioso, disgustoso 不快な 역겨운 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 令人不快的
adv obˈnoxiously
aanstootlike بصورَةٍ بَغيضَه неприятно protivně modbydeligt anstößig δυσάρεστα, απαίσια odiosamente vastumeelselt بطور زننده vastenmielisesti odieusement בְּאוֹפֶן נִתעַב निदंनीयता, आपत्तिजनकता odvratno utálatosan dengan garang, menjijikkan á viðbjóðslegan hátt odiosamente, disgustosamente 不快にも 역겹게 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不快


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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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