obnoxiously

English

Etymology

From obnoxious +‎ -ly.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /əbˈnɑkʃəsli/

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• Hyphenation: ob‧nox‧ious‧li

Adverb

obnoxiously (comparative more obnoxiously, superlative most obnoxiously)

1. In an obnoxious manner.

   Synonym: annoyingly

   We sat behind an obnoxiously loud couple in the cinema.

   • 1872, Dinah Maria Craik, Hannah, Chapter 4:

     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.

   • 1913, Arthur Stringer, The Shadow, Chapter 7:

     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.