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obnoxious
English
Alternative forms
- obnoctious (obsolete)
Etymology
From Latin obnoxi?sus (“hurtful, injurious, dangerous”), from obnoxius (“punishable; liable to danger”), from ob (“against; facing”) + noxia (“hurt, injury, damage”).
Pronunciation
- (Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /?b?n?k??s/
- (General American) IPA(key): /?b?n?k??s/
Adjective
obnoxious (comparative more obnoxious, superlative most obnoxious)
- Extremely unpleasant or offensive; very annoying, odious or contemptible.
- (archaic) Exposing to harm or injury.
- 1661, Robert Boyle, The Sceptical Chymist, page 26,
- To begin then with his Experiment of the burning Wood, it seems to me to be obnoxious to not a few considerable Exceptions.
- 1661, Robert Boyle, The Sceptical Chymist, page 26,
Synonyms
- annoying [WS]
- unpleasant [WS]
Related terms
Translations
Further reading
- Douglas Harper (2001–2021) , “obnoxious”, in Online Etymology Dictionary
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attacking
English
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /??tæk??/
Verb
attacking
- present participle of attack
Adjective
attacking (not comparable)
- Carrying out an attack.
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