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Unsavoury vs Obnoxious - What's the difference?

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Unsavoury is a related term of obnoxious.


As adjectives the difference between unsavoury and obnoxious

is that unsavoury is (british) while obnoxious is extremely unpleasant, offensive, very annoying, odious or contemptible.

unsavoury

English

Adjective

(en adjective)
  • (British)
  • *{{quote-news
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    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.