obnoxious
adjective /əbˈnɒk.ʃəs/
/-ˈnɑːk-/ disapprovingDefinition
› very unpleasant or rude: Some of his colleagues say that he's loud and obnoxious. When she's in a bad mood she's obnoxious to everyone.Rude and cheekyRelating to sex and sexual desire obnoxiously /-li/ adverb › obnoxiously arrogant/drunkRude and cheekyRelating to sex and sexual desire obnoxiousness /-nəs/ noun [U]
(Definition of obnoxious adjective from the Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus
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