The meaning of OBNOXIOUS is odiously or disgustingly objectionable : highly offensive. How to use obnoxious in a sentence.

Some of his colleagues say that he's loud and obnoxious. When she's in a bad mood she's obnoxious to everyone.

Obnoxious definition: highly objectionable or offensive; odious.. See examples of OBNOXIOUS used in a sentence.

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).

Definition of obnoxious adjective in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.

May 21, 2025 · (of a person) Unjustly disagreeable, argumentative or objectionable; brazenly rude. He was an especially obnoxious and detestable specimen of a man.

There are seven meanings listed in OED's entry for the adjective obnoxious, five of which are labelled obsolete. See ‘Meaning & use’ for definitions, usage, and quotation evidence.

If something is obnoxious, it's annoying and unpleasant. Generally, people like to avoid obnoxious folks.

If you describe someone as obnoxious, you think that they are very unpleasant. He was a most obnoxious man. No-one liked him.

Synonyms for OBNOXIOUS: ugly, disgusting, awful, horrible, hideous, sickening, obscene, offensive; Antonyms of OBNOXIOUS: innocuous, acceptable, attractive, inoffensive, desirable, …