obnoxious

Adjective

obnoxious (comparative more obnoxious, superlative most obnoxious)

1. Extremely offensive or unpleasant; very annoying, contemptible, or odious.
   • Throwing stones at the bus is another example of your obnoxious behaviour.
   • The disturbance had commenced, like those of England, in the refusal of the parliament to sanction an obnoxious tax; but here all resemblance ended.1834, L[etitia] E[lizabeth] L[andon], chapter VII, in Francesca Carrara. […], volume I, London: Richard Bentley, […], (successor to Henry Colburn), →OCLC, page 74

   Synonyms:

   aggravating, aggy, annoying, wretched, displeasing, bothersome, chagrining, cruddy, douchetastic, douchey

   Antonyms:

   unobnoxious, acceptable, agreeable, amiable, charming, comely, nice, pleasant, pleasing, welcome

2. Unjustly disagreeable, argumentative or objectionable; brazenly rude.
   • He was an especially obnoxious and detestable specimen of a man.
   • I always feel out of place when I am around people. I feel obnoxious if I laugh or talk too much.2013 December 13, Catherine Hilterbrant, chapter 16, in Drive-by Psychosis, Bloomington, Ind.: iUniverse, →ISBN, page 51
3. (archaic, obsolete) Exposed or vulnerable to something, especially harm or injury.
   • [T]he reſidence and the ſingle liuinges of miniſters preſume not onely to annihilate the ſolemne ordinations of ſuch as the Church muſt of force admit, but alſo to vrge a kinde of vniuerſall proſcription againſt them, to ſet dovvne articles to dravv commiſſions, and almoſt to name themſelues of the...1597, Richard Hooker, “The Author of the Abstract”, in J[ohn] S[penser], editor, Of the Lawes of Ecclesiastical Politie, […], 2nd edition, London: […] Will[iam] Stansby [for Matthew Lownes]...
   • Thinke but hovv poore thou vvaſt, hovv obnoxious; / VVhom a ſmall lumpe of fleſh could poyſon thus.a. 1631 (date written), J[ohn] Donne, “The Progresse of the Soule. The First Song.”, in Poems, […] with Elegies on the Authors Death, London: […] M[iles] F[lesher] for Iohn Marriot, […], published...
4. (obsolete) Causing harm or injury; harmful, hurtful, injurious.
   • It [the crocodile] is the moſt obnoxious of all ſea monſters, […]1638, Tho[mas] Herbert, Some Yeares Travels Into Divers Parts of Asia and Afrique. […], 2nd edition, London: […] R[ichard] Bi[sho]p for Iacob Blome and Richard Bishop, →OCLC, book III, page 323
   • In learning the uſeful part of every profeſſion, very moderate abilities vvill ſuffice; great abilities are generally obnoxious to the poſſeſſors. Life has been compared to a race; but the alluſion ſtill improves, by obſerving, that the moſt ſvvift are ever the moſt apt to ſtray from the courſe.1765, [Oliver] Goldsmith, “Essay XII”, in Essays. […], London: […] W[illiam] Griffin […], →OCLC, pages 97–98
5. (obsolete) Deserving of blame or punishment; blameworthy, guilty.
   • And they dreſſed and prepard Hierome of Prage, an oath, in the Councell of Conſtance, by vvhich he muſt ſvveare, freely, voluntarily, (or elſe bee burned) and ſimplie, and vvithout condition, To aſſent to that Church, in all things, but eſpecially in the Doctrines of the Keyes, and Eccleſiaſtick...1610, John Donne, “That Nothing Requir’d in this Oath, Violates the Popes Spirituall Iurisdiction; […]”, in Pseudo-Martyr. […], London: […] W[illiam] Stansby for Walter Burre, →OCLC, paragraph 9...
   • [A]s our par[ti]cular Perſons vvere not obnoxious, ſo if any Engliſh or Dutch Ships came thither, perhaps vve might have an Opportunity to load our Goods, and get Paſſage to ſome other Place in India, nearer Home.1719, [Daniel Defoe], The Farther Adventures of Robinson Crusoe; […], London: […] W[illiam] Taylor […], →OCLC, page 296

   Synonyms:

   reprehensible

6. (obsolete) Under the authority or power of someone; subject, subordinate; hence, deferential, submissive, subservient.
   • [M]ost of them (the fellowes) being sneaking and obnoxious, they did run rather with the temper of the warden, than stand against him, to keep themselves in and enjoy their comfortable importances.a. 1696 (date written), Anthony a Wood [i.e., Anthony Wood], “The Life of Anthony a Wood, Written by Himself”, in Anthony a Wood, Philip Bliss, Athenæ Oxonienses. An Exact History of All the Writers...
7. (obsolete) Followed by to: likely to do something.
   • [O]ur corruption novv is more obnoxious and apter to admitte and inuite ſuch poyſonous ingredients, and temporall reſpects, then in thoſe purer times, […]1610, John Donne, “That the Romane Religion doth by Many Erroneous Doctrines Misencourage and Excite Men to this Vicious Affectation of Danger: […]”, in Pseudo-Martyr. […], London: […] W[illiam]...
   • [T]he time of Youth is moſt Obnoxious to forget God; there is great Inadvertency and Inconſiderateneſs, Incogitancy, Unſtableneſs, Vanity, love of Pleaſures, Eaſineſs to be corrupted in Youth; […]1676, Matthew Hale, “Eccles[iastes] XII. 1.”, in Contemplations Moral and Divine. The Second Part, London: […] William Shrewsbury […], and Tho[mas] Leigh and D[aniel] Midwinter, […], published 1699...