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. Offensive; odious; hateful; as, an obnoxious statesman; a minister
obnoxious to the Whigs. Burke.
-- Ob*nox"ious*ly, adv. -- Ob*nox"ious*ness, n. South.
Ob*nu"bi*late (?), v. t. [L. obnubilatus, p. p. of obnubilare to
obscure. See Ob- , and Nubilate.] To cloud; to obscure. [Obs.] Burton.
-- Ob*nu"bi*la"tion (#), n. [Obs.] Beddoes.
O"boe (?), n. [It., fr. F. hautbois. See Hautboy.] (Mus.) One of the
higher wind instruments in the modern orchestra, yet of great
antiquity, having a penetrating pastoral quality of tone, somewhat like
the clarinet in form, but more slender, and sounded by means of a
double reed; a hautboy.
||Oboe d'amore [It., lit., oboe of love], and ||Oboe di caccia [It.,
||lit., oboe of the chase], are names of obsolete modifications of the
||oboe, often found in the scores of Bach and Handel.
O"bo*ist (?), n. A performer on the oboe.
Ob"o*la*ry (?), a. [See Obolus.] Possessing only small coins;
impoverished. [R.] Lamb.
Ob"ole (?), n. [Cf.F. obole. See Obolus.] (Old Pharm.) A weight of
twelve grains; or, according to some, of ten grains, or half a scruple.
[Written also obol.]
Ob"o*lize (?), v. t. See Obelize.
Ob"o*lo (?), n. [Cf. Obolus.] A copper coin, used in the Ionian
Islands, about one cent in value.
||Ob"o*lus (?), n.;pl. Oboli (#). [L., fr Gr. (&?;)] (Gr.Antiq.) (a) A
||small silver coin of Athens, the sixth part of a drachma, about three
||cents in value. (b) An ancient weight, the sixth part of a drachm.
Ob`o*me"goid (?), a. [Pref. ob- + omegoid.] (Zoöl.) Obversely omegoid.
Ob*o"val (?), a. [Pref. ob- + oval.] Obovate.
Ob*o"vate (?). a. [Pref. ob- + ovate.] (Bot.) Inversely ovate; ovate
with the narrow end downward; as, an obovate leaf.
Ob*rep"tion (?), n. [L. obreptio, fr. obrepere, obreptum, to creep up
to; ob (see Ob-) + repere to creep.] 1. The act of creeping upon with
secrecy or by surprise. [Obs.] Cudworth.
2. (Scots Law) The obtaining gifts of escheat by fraud or surprise.
Bell.
Ob`rep*ti"tious (?), a. [L. obreptitus. See Obreption.] Done or
obtained by surprise; with secrecy, or by concealment of the truth.
[R.] Cotgrave.
Ob"ro*gate (?), v. t. [L. obrogatus, p. p. of obrogare to obrogate.] To
annul indirectly by enacting a new and contrary law, instead of by
expressly abrogating or repealing the old one. [Obs.] Bailey.
||Ob"rok (?), n. [Russ. obrok'.] (a) A rent. (b) A poll tax paid by
||peasants absent from their lord's estate. [Russia] Brande & C.
Ob*scene" (?), a. [L. obscenus, obscaenus, obscoenus, ill looking,
filthy, obscene: cf. F. obscéne.]
1. Offensive to chastity or modesty; expressing or presenting to the
mind or view something which delicacy, purity, and decency forbid to be
exposed; impure; as, obscene language; obscene pictures.
Words that were once chaste, by frequent use grew obscene and
uncleanly.