unobnoxiousadj.

Brit.

/(ˌ)ʌnəbˈnɒkʃəs/,

/(ˌ)ʌnɒbˈnɒkʃəs/, U.S.

/ˌənəbˈnɑkʃəs/

Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: un- prefix¹, obnoxious adj.

Etymology: < un- prefix¹ + obnoxious adj.

1. Not exposed or subject (to something); without liability. Now rare.In quot. ?1609: not exposed to harm.

ΘΚΠ

the world > action or operation > safety > [adjective] > safe or secure

sickerc897

safec1325

surec1330

safea1393

sover1396

traistya1400

exempta1420

undangeredc1460

surec1475

cocksurea1529

sound1535

jeopardless1549

dangerless?1555

secure1572

secure1576

defensible1581

unobnoxious?1609

unendangereda1658

rug1705

anchored1878

?1609 J. Donne Elegy on Lady Marckham 35 For, graves our trophies are, and both deaths dust. So, unobnoxious now, she hath buried both.

1667 J. Milton Paradise Lost vi. 404 In fight they stood Unwearied, unobnoxious to be pain'd By wound.

1704 J. Norris Ess. Ideal World II. iii. 125 But neither the matter, nor yet the form of this division,..are unobnoxious to just exception.

1814 W. Wordsworth Excursion v. 240 Some, apart, In quarters unobnoxious to such chance.

1862 F. Hall tr. N. N. Gore Rational Refut. Hindu Philos. Syst. 50 The soul is immutable, and unobnoxious to error.

1903 H. Williams in tr. Lucian Dialogues 226 The ‘king of Gods and men’ himself is to unobnoxious to severe criticism.

2. Not objectionable or offensive.

ΘΚΠ

the mind > attention and judgement > esteem > approval or sanction > quality of being approvable or acceptable > [adjective]

acceptablea1382

acceptedc1384

admittable?1406

approvablec1449

eligiblea1500

plausible1541

admissable1587

avowable1602

applausive1605

admissible1611

vendible1642

plaudablea1650

unexceptionable1664

favourable1666

unobnoxious1678

unexceptioned1704

right1748

unregrettable1748

undisgusting1755

unexceptional1775

all right1868

unarraignable1886

1678 Lively Oracles vii. §9. 188 Surely the meanest unobnoxious Laic..might..be trusted with the reading of those sacred Books.

1740 R. Cornthwaite Ess. Sabbath iv. 84 The great Unreasonabless of your being angry with my Disciples, for satisfying their Hunger in so unobnoxious, inoffensive a Manner.

1802 H. Martin Helen of Glenross I. 201 Mr. Mulgrave, unobnoxious to any party, was advised to remain.

1858 Times 3 Dec. 8/6 The Roman Catholic priests are lowly, zealous men... We want the same class of men for our unobnoxious Christianity [in China].

1921 A. H. Vandenberg Greatest Amer. 191 Hamilton, in the discharge of his official duties, made every effort to render the law as unobnoxious as possible.

2002 National Post (Canada) (Nexis) 8 Dec. a26 He's a mild, unobnoxious, hockey-mad fellow.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2014; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	unobnoxious
释义	unobnoxiousadj. Brit. /(ˌ)ʌnəbˈnɒkʃəs/, /(ˌ)ʌnɒbˈnɒkʃəs/, U.S. /ˌənəbˈnɑkʃəs/ Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: un- prefix¹, obnoxious adj. Etymology: < un- prefix¹ + obnoxious adj. 1. Not exposed or subject (to something); without liability. Now rare.In quot. ?1609: not exposed to harm. ΘΚΠ the world > action or operation > safety > [adjective] > safe or secure sickerc897 safec1325 surec1330 safea1393 sover1396 traistya1400 exempta1420 undangeredc1460 surec1475 cocksurea1529 sound1535 jeopardless1549 dangerless?1555 secure1572 secure1576 defensible1581 unobnoxious?1609 unendangereda1658 rug1705 anchored1878 ?1609 J. Donne Elegy on Lady Marckham 35 For, graves our trophies are, and both deaths dust. So, unobnoxious now, she hath buried both. 1667 J. Milton Paradise Lost vi. 404 In fight they stood Unwearied, unobnoxious to be pain'd By wound. View more context for this quotation 1704 J. Norris Ess. Ideal World II. iii. 125 But neither the matter, nor yet the form of this division,..are unobnoxious to just exception. 1814 W. Wordsworth Excursion v. 240 Some, apart, In quarters unobnoxious to such chance. View more context for this quotation 1862 F. Hall tr. N. N. Gore Rational Refut. Hindu Philos. Syst. 50 The soul is immutable, and unobnoxious to error. 1903 H. Williams in tr. Lucian Dialogues 226 The ‘king of Gods and men’ himself is to unobnoxious to severe criticism. 2. Not objectionable or offensive. ΘΚΠ the mind > attention and judgement > esteem > approval or sanction > quality of being approvable or acceptable > [adjective] acceptablea1382 acceptedc1384 admittable?1406 approvablec1449 eligiblea1500 plausible1541 admissable1587 avowable1602 applausive1605 admissible1611 vendible1642 plaudablea1650 unexceptionable1664 favourable1666 unobnoxious1678 unexceptioned1704 right1748 unregrettable1748 undisgusting1755 unexceptional1775 all right1868 unarraignable1886 1678 Lively Oracles vii. §9. 188 Surely the meanest unobnoxious Laic..might..be trusted with the reading of those sacred Books. 1740 R. Cornthwaite Ess. Sabbath iv. 84 The great Unreasonabless of your being angry with my Disciples, for satisfying their Hunger in so unobnoxious, inoffensive a Manner. 1802 H. Martin Helen of Glenross I. 201 Mr. Mulgrave, unobnoxious to any party, was advised to remain. 1858 Times 3 Dec. 8/6 The Roman Catholic priests are lowly, zealous men... We want the same class of men for our unobnoxious Christianity [in China]. 1921 A. H. Vandenberg Greatest Amer. 191 Hamilton, in the discharge of his official duties, made every effort to render the law as unobnoxious as possible. 2002 National Post (Canada) (Nexis) 8 Dec. a26 He's a mild, unobnoxious, hockey-mad fellow. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2014; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < adj.?1609
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