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Obnoxious vs Jerkass - What's the difference?

obnoxious | jerkass |

As an adjective obnoxious

is extremely unpleasant, offensive, very annoying, odious or contemptible.

As a noun jerkass is

an obnoxious or unlikeable person; a jerk.

obnoxious

English

Alternative forms

* obnoctious (obsolete)

Adjective

(en adjective)
  • Extremely unpleasant, offensive, very annoying, odious or contemptible.
    • He was an especially obnoxious and detestable specimen of a man.
    Throwing stones at the bus is another example of your obnoxious behaviour.
  • (archaic) exposed to harm or injury.
  • * 1661 , , page 26,
    • To begin then with his Experiment of the burning Wood, it seems to me to be obnoxious to not a few considerable Exceptions.

    jerkass

    English

    Alternative forms

    *jerk ass *jerk-ass

    Noun

    (es)
  • (slang, pejorative) An obnoxious or unlikeable person; a jerk.
  • *{{quote-book, year=2003, author=Kim Corum, title=Heartbreaker, isbn=193242010X citation
    • , passage=Breaking up is fairly easy. Sometimes you have a jerkass who won't take the hint.}}
  • *{{quote-news, year=2006, date=May 4, author=Sam Machkovech, title=Awards Anticipation, work=Dallas Observer citation
    • , passage=Plus, we can always use a reminder that this city's music scene is plenty big, even if some teen jerkass from Washington doesn't think so.}}
  • *{{quote-news, year=2006, date=September 15, author=Andrew O'Hehir, title="The Last Kiss", work=Salon.com citation
    • , passage=Braff has never impressed me as an actor of significant range, and he still doesn't. But this is a careful, subtle performance