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  • 111wisenheimer — (Roget s Thesaurus II) also weisenheimer noun Informal. One who is obnoxiously self assertive and arrogant: malapert, witling. Informal: know it all, saucebox, smart aleck, smarty, smarty pants. Slang: wiseacre, wisecracker, wise guy. See GOOD …

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  • 112witling — (Roget s Thesaurus II) noun One who is obnoxiously self assertive and arrogant: malapert. Informal: know it all, saucebox, smart aleck, smarty, smarty pants, wisen heimer. Slang: wiseacre, wisecracker, wise guy. See GOOD …

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  • 113obnoxious — ob|nox|ious [əbˈnɔkʃəs US ˈna:k ] adj [Date: 1500 1600; : Latin; Origin: obnoxius, from noxa harm ] very offensive, unpleasant, or rude ▪ She s really obnoxious. ▪ an obnoxious idea ▪ obnoxious odours >obnoxiously adv >obnoxiousness n [U] …

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  • 114obnoxious — (adj.) 1580s, subject to the authority of another, from L. obnoxiosus hurtful, injurious, from obnoxius subject to harm, from ob to, toward (see OB (Cf. ob )) + noxa injury, hurt, damage entailing liability (see NOXIOUS (Cf. noxious)). Meaning s …

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  • 115Supercool — An obnoxiously cute term the French use to describe anything they find hip; believe it or not, they use it quite a lot. DeGaulle was not only filthy rich believe it or not, he was supercool …

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  • 116Supercool — An obnoxiously cute term the French use to describe anything they find hip; believe it or not, they use it quite a lot. DeGaulle was not only filthy rich believe it or not, he was supercool …

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  • 117virulently — adv. poisonously; hatefully; obnoxiously …

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  • 118obnoxious — [əb nɒkʃəs] adjective extremely unpleasant. Derivatives obnoxiously adverb obnoxiousness noun Origin C16 (in the sense vulnerable (to harm) ): from L. obnoxiosus, from obnoxius exposed to harm , from ob towards + noxa harm …

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  • 119obnoxious — adjective extremely unpleasant or rude: You obnoxious little creep! | an obnoxious smell obnoxiously adverb obnoxiousness noun (U) …

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  • 120obnoxious — UK [əbˈnɒkʃəs] / US [ɑbˈnɑkʃəs] adjective very rude, offensive, or unpleasant an obnoxious child an obnoxious habit Derived words: obnoxiously adverb obnoxiousness noun uncountable …

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