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obnoxious
ob·nox·ious [ ob nókshəss, əb nókshəss ]


adjective 
Definition:
 
objectionable: very offensive and unpleasant
obnoxious stench
[Late 16th century. < Latin obnoxius "vulnerable to harm" < noxa "harm"]

ob·nox·ious·ly adverb
ob·nox·ious·ness noun
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