Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

obnoxiously

/əbˈnɑkʃəsli/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.27 in modern English

Syllables: ob-nox-ious-li
IPA: /əbˈnɑkʃəsli/

23

Scrabble Score

11

Letters

4

Syllables

9

Unique Chars

Meaning

adv

In an obnoxious manner.

Example Sentences

"We sat behind an obnoxiously loud couple in the cinema."
"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."
"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."

Etymology

Etymology tree English obnoxious Middle English -ly English -ly English obnoxiously From obnoxious + -ly.

Inflected Forms

more obnoxiously (comparative) most obnoxiously (superlative)

Synonyms

annoyingly offensively objectionably

Questions

How do you pronounce obnoxiously?: The recorded pronunciation is /əbˈnɑkʃəsli/.
What does obnoxiously mean?: In an obnoxious manner.
Where does obnoxiously come from?: Etymology tree English obnoxious Middle English -ly English -ly English obnoxiously From obnoxious + -ly.

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