Neighbor News
Word of the Day - obnoxious
A word a day is for play. Write a sentence, story or poem. Use the word in a comment. Let's explore this lovely language together.
obnoxious
/əbˈnɒkʃəs/
adjective
Extremely unpleasant.
Origin
Late
16th century (in the sense ‘vulnerable to harm’): from Latin
obnoxiosus, from obnoxius ‘exposed to harm’, from ob- ‘towards’ + noxa
‘harm’. The current sense, influenced by noxious, dates from the late
17th century.
==========
Find out what's happening in Natickfor free with the latest updates from Patch.
Sorry to be obnoxious about it, but I must remind you that the Word of the Day happens every day.
