Synonyms for obnoxiously
| Grammar : Adv |
| Spell : uhb-nok-shuhs |
| Phonetic Transcription : əbˈnɒk ʃəs |
Définition of obnoxiously
Origin :- 1580s, "subject to the authority of another," from Latin obnoxiosus "hurtful, injurious," from obnoxius "subject, exposed to harm," from ob "to, toward" (see ob-) + noxa "injury, hurt, damage entailing liability" (see noxious). Meaning "subject to something harmful" is 1590s; meaning "offensive, hateful" is first recorded 1670s, influenced by noxious.
- Obnoxious has two very different senses, one of which (exposed or open or liable to attack or injury) requires notice because its currency is now so restricted that it is puzzling to the uninstructed. It is the word's rightful or de jure meaning, and we may hope that scholarly writers will keep it alive. [Fowler]
- Related: Obnoxiously; obnoxiousness.
- adv cruelly
- Unfortunately for the peace of the Regent, however, John Chinaman is absurdly and obnoxiously persistent on occasion.
- Extract from : « Where Half The World Is Waking Up » by Clarence Poe
- He was so obnoxiously gross and shapeless, that it seemed as if he did it on purpose and to be irritating.
- Extract from : « Stories by American Authors (Volume 4) » by Constance Fenimore Woolson
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