obnoxiously

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/əbˈnɑkʃəsli/

adverb

In an obnoxious manner.

“We sat behind an obnoxiously loud couple in the cinema.”

UncommonScrabble 23

Meanings

adverbobnoxiously (comparative more obnoxiously, superlative most obnoxiously)

comparative more obnoxiously · superlative most obnoxiously

  1. In an obnoxious manner.

    We sat behind an obnoxiously loud couple in the cinema.

    2 more examples

    Handsome, yet not obnoxiously so; clever—though perhaps more in an appreciative than an original fashion; pleasant in conversation, yet never putting himself obtrusively forward, he was a man that most men liked, and all women were sure to admire amazingly.

    1872, Dinah Maria Craik, Hannah, Chapter 4

    There, ignoring the rickshaw coolies who awaited him as he passed an obnoxiously officious trio of customs officers, he disappeared up one of the narrow and slippery side streets of the Chinese quarter.

    1913, Arthur Stringer, The Shadow, Chapter 7

    Synonyms: annoyingly

Synonyms & antonyms

adverbIn an obnoxious manner.

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adverbin an obnoxious manner

Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

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Chicago

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