obmutescence

[Latin obmutescens, pr. par. of obmutesco = to be silent; mut us = mute, dumb.] Lo of speech; dumbne , or a voluntary keeping silent. "A vehement fear naturally produceth obmutescence ."Browne: Vulgar Errors, bk. iii., ch. viii. *ob-nixe-lý, adv . [Lat. obnixe .] Earnestly. "Most obnizely I must beseech both them and you." E. Codrington: To Sir E. Dering, May 24, 1641. ob-nox-ious (x as ksh), a. [Lat. obnoxius liable to hurt, hurtful: ob-, and noxius =hurtful, noxious (q. v.).] 1. Liable to punishment, harm, or injury: hence, exposed generally. "Who aspires, must down as low As high he soar'd; obnoxious first or last To basest things." Milton: P. L., ix. 170. 2. Answerable, bound, subject, responsible. "Examine thyself in the particulars of thy relations, especially where thou govern est and takest accounts of others, and are not so obnoxious to them as they are to thee."-J. Taylor: Worthy Communicant, ch. vi., § 2. 3. Offensive, hateful, odious, unpopular. "They envy Christ, but they turn upon the man, who was more obnoxious to them."-Donne: Sermons, ser. 20. 4. Reprehensible, censurable; deserving censure or disapproval. "The singular placidity with which Fadladeen had listened during the latter part of this obnoxious story."Moore: Fire-Worshipers. ob-nox-ious-lý (x as ksh), adv . [Eng. obnox ious: -ly.] In an obnoxious manner; reprehensibly, offensively, odiously, hatefully.