01 a. Subject; liable; exposed; answerable; amenable; -- with to.
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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.
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Liable to censure; exposed to punishment; reprehensible; blameworthy.“All are obnoxious, and this faulty land, Like fainting Hester, does before you stand Watching your scepter.” — Waller.
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Very offensive; odious; hateful; as, an obnoxious statesman; a minister obnoxious to the Whigs.