Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary · 1913

Obnoxious

Obnoxious (ob*nok"shus) , adjective

[Latin obnoxius; ob (see Ob-) + noxius hurtful. See Noxious.]

1.
Subject; liable; exposed; answerable; amenable; -- with to.
The writings of lawyers, which are tied obnoxious to their particular laws. — Bacon
Esteeming it more honorable to live on the public than to be obnoxious to any private purse. — Milton
Obnoxious, first or last, To basest things — Milton
2.
Liable to censure; exposed to punishment; reprehensible; blameworthy.
The contrived and interested schemes of... obnoxious authors. — Bp. Fell
All are obnoxious, and this faulty land, Like fainting Hester, does before you stand Watching your scepter. — Waller
3.
Very offensive; odious; hateful; as, an obnoxious statesman; a minister obnoxious to the Whigs. — Burke