obnoxious
adjective
ob·nox·ious
äb-ˈnäk-shəs 
əb-
1
: odiously or disgustingly objectionable : highly offensive
2
archaic
: exposed to something unpleasant or harmful
—used with to
3
archaic
: deserving of censure
obnoxiously
adverb
obnoxiousness
noun
Synonyms
Examples of obnoxious in a Sentence
Let's get right into it. The title of your book, Why We Suck, is pretty obnoxious. Are we really that bad?
—
Rachel Deahl, Boston Globe, 30 Nov. 2008
"Not to sound obnoxious, but this downturn could be good for us," says Max Levchin, founder and CEO of Slide, in San Francisco. "Some of our competitors are going to go out of business."
—Daniel Lyons, Newsweek, 20 Oct. 2008
Now that many large cities are surrounded by Stygian fields of concrete tedium, urban sprawl looks like an obnoxious side effect of prosperity and decline.
—Graham Robb, The Discovery of France, 2007
The teller's eyes widened as a customer poured thousands of pennies onto the counter, an intentionally obnoxious way to pay a high heating bill.
—Erik Eckholm, New York Times, 26 June 2006
He said some really obnoxious things about his ex-girlfriend at the party.
Some teenagers were being loud and obnoxious.
Rachel Deahl, Boston Globe, 30 Nov. 2008
"Not to sound obnoxious, but this downturn could be good for us," says Max Levchin, founder and CEO of Slide, in San Francisco. "Some of our competitors are going to go out of business."
—Daniel Lyons, Newsweek, 20 Oct. 2008
Now that many large cities are surrounded by Stygian fields of concrete tedium, urban sprawl looks like an obnoxious side effect of prosperity and decline.
—Graham Robb, The Discovery of France, 2007
The teller's eyes widened as a customer poured thousands of pennies onto the counter, an intentionally obnoxious way to pay a high heating bill.
—Erik Eckholm, New York Times, 26 June 2006
He said some really obnoxious things about his ex-girlfriend at the party.
Some teenagers were being loud and obnoxious.
Recent Examples on the Web
In this, the second-to-last time Friends would celebrate November’s most gluttonous holiday, Rachel’s obnoxious sister Amy (Christina Applegate) invites herself to Thanksgiving, and the conversation turns to who would get custody of baby Emma if Rachel and Ross died.
—Brian Boone, Vulture, 15 Nov. 2024
Better that than an obnoxious red or orange, in Murray’s opinion.
—Bennett Durando, The Denver Post, 14 Nov. 2024
But instead of taking her lumps and proving her worth, she’s almost instantly devolved into the most obnoxious blowhard character imaginable.
—Erik Kain, Forbes, 2 Nov. 2024
His loutish gimmick of the week is an obnoxious get-ready-with-me tutorial that the rest of his Chamber mates, unfortunately, can’t scroll past.
—Emma Sharpe, Vulture, 6 Nov. 2024
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Brian Boone, Vulture, 15 Nov. 2024
Better that than an obnoxious red or orange, in Murray’s opinion.
—Bennett Durando, The Denver Post, 14 Nov. 2024
But instead of taking her lumps and proving her worth, she’s almost instantly devolved into the most obnoxious blowhard character imaginable.
—Erik Kain, Forbes, 2 Nov. 2024
His loutish gimmick of the week is an obnoxious get-ready-with-me tutorial that the rest of his Chamber mates, unfortunately, can’t scroll past.
—Emma Sharpe, Vulture, 6 Nov. 2024
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“Obnoxious.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/obnoxious. Accessed 28 Nov. 2024.
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obnoxious
adjective
ob·nox·ious
äb-ˈnäk-shəs
əb-
: very disagreeable or offensive
obnoxiously
adverb
obnoxiousness
noun
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