obnoxiously
ob·nox·ious·li/əbˈnɑkʃəsli/adverb
obnoxiously is spelled O-B-N-O-X-I-O-U-S-L-Y: 11 letters and 4 syllables (ob·nox·ious·li). It appears about once in every 5 million words in written English, the 69,055th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As an adverb, obnoxiously means “In an obnoxious manner” (English Wiktionary, September 2026).
How many letters and syllables are in obnoxiously?
| Letters | 11: O-B-N-O-X-I-O-U-S-L-Y |
|---|---|
| Syllables | 4: ob·nox·ious·li |
| In writing | about once in every 5 million words; the 69,055th most frequent word form |
| Wrong spellings searched | none measured in search |
Sources: letters and syllables from the English Wiktionary's hyphenation or pronunciation; written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).
How common is obnoxiously?
Obnoxiously appears about once in every 5 million words in written English, the 69,055th most frequent word form in the list.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).
How do you pronounce obnoxiously?
- /əbˈnɑkʃəsli/
Obnoxiously has 4 syllables, split ob·nox·ious·li in writing.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Recordings: LL-Q1860_(eng)-Vealhurl-obnoxiously.wav, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
Forms of obnoxiously
- more obnoxiously comparative
- most obnoxiously superlative
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does obnoxiously mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
adverb
- 1
In an obnoxious manner.
We sat behind an obnoxiously loud couple in the cinema.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Where does obnoxiously come from?
From obnoxious + -ly.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).