obnoxiously

obnoxious Definition

ob·nox·ious (əb näk′s̸həs, äb-)

adjective

1. exposed or liable to injury, evil, or harm
2. liable to punishment; censurable
very unpleasant; objectionable; offensive

Etymology: L obnoxiosus < obnoxius, subject or exposed to danger < ob- (see ob-) + noxa, harm < base of nocere, to hurt: see necro-

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obnoxiously Synonyms

modif.

cruelly, indecently, unwelcomely; see badly 1, brutally.

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