obnoxious
IPA: ɑbnˈɑkʃʌs
adjective
- Extremely offensive or unpleasant; very annoying, contemptible, or odious.
- (of a person) Unjustly disagreeable, argumentative or objectionable; brazenly rude.
- (archaic or obsolete) Exposed or vulnerable to something, especially harm or injury.
- (obsolete)
- Causing harm or injury; harmful, hurtful, injurious.
- Deserving of blame or punishment; blameworthy, guilty.
- Under the authority or power of someone; subject, subordinate; hence, deferential, submissive, subservient.
- Followed by to: likely to do something.
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Examples of "obnoxious" in Sentences
- He is one of the most obnoxious.
- That's obnoxious to say the least.
- He's just being obnoxious and histrionic.
- I've removed the most obnoxious bits from the article.
- As a casual reader, I found it to be obnoxiously prolix.
- He was seen as young and obnoxious, filled with bravado.
- He tends to be one of the most obnoxious members of the gang.
- Gus is the awkward and sometimes obnoxious member of the group.
- He is seen in several occasions to be extremely fussy and obnoxious.
- Detractors have said he was an obnoxious beggar and an offensive grouch.
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