OBNOXIOUS


Meaning of OBNOXIOUS in English

adj. offensive, objectionable, disliked. obnoxiously adv. obnoxiousness n.

[ orig. = vulnerable (to harm), f. L obnoxiosus or obnoxius (as OB-, noxa harm: assoc. with NOXIOUS) ]

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