a. [ L. obnoxius; ob (see Ob-) + noxius hurtful. See Noxious. ] 1. Subject; liable; exposed; answerable; amenable; -- with to. [ 1913 Webster ] The writings of lawyers, which are tied obnoxious to their particular laws. Bacon. [ 1913 Webster ] Esteeming it more honorable to live on the public than to be obnoxious to any private purse. Milton. [ 1913 Webster ] Obnoxious, first or last,
To basest things Milton. [ 1913 Webster ] 2. Liable to censure; exposed to punishment; reprehensible; blameworthy. “The contrived and interested schemes of . . . obnoxious authors.” Bp. Fell. [ 1913 Webster ] All are obnoxious, and this faulty land,
Like fainting Hester, does before you stand
Watching your scepter. Waller. [ 1913 Webster ] 3. Very offensive; odious; hateful; as, an obnoxious statesman; a minister obnoxious to the Whigs. Burke. [ 1913 Webster ] -- Ob*nox"ious*ly, adv. -- Ob*nox"ious*ness, n. South. [ 1913 Webster ] | 
