[ob.nox.ious] adj [L obnoxius, fr. ob in the way of, exposed to + noxa harm--more at noxious] (1597) 1 archaic: exposed to something unpleasant or harmful--used with to
2. archaic: deserving of censure
3: odiously or disgustingly objectionable: highly offensive -- ob.nox.ious.ly adv -- ob.nox.ious.ness n