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Synonyms
ob·nox·ious (ŏb-nŏḱshəs, əb-)

[Latin obnoxiōsus, subordinate, from obnoxius, subject, liable, ob-, to; see ob–, + noxa, injury.]

adjective 

  1. Very annoying or objectionable; offensive or odious: “I know no method to secure the repeal of bad or obnoxious laws so effective as their stringent execution” (Ulysses S. Grant)
  2. Archaic Exposed to harm, injury, or evil: “The town … now lies obnoxious to its foes” (John Bunyan)
  3. Archaic Deserving of or liable to censure.

derivatives

ob·nox́ious·ly
adverb
ob·nox́ious·ness
noun