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Quick definitions from WordNet (offensive)
▸ noun: the action of attacking an enemy
▸ adjective: unpleasant or disgusting especially to the senses ("Offensive odors")
▸ adjective: causing anger or annoyance ("Offensive remarks")
▸ adjective: for the purpose of attack rather than defense ("Offensive weapons")
▸ adjective: violating or tending to violate or offend against ("Considered such depravity offensive against all laws of humanity")
▸ adjective: of an offensive substitute for inoffensive terminology
▸ adjective: morally offensive
▸ adjective: causing or able to cause nausea
▸ Also see offensives
▸ Word origin
▸ Words similar to offensive
▸ Usage examples for offensive
▸ Idioms related to offensive (New!)
▸ Popular adjectives describing offensive
▸ Popular nouns described by offensive
▸ Words that often appear near offensive
▸ Rhymes of offensive
▸ Invented words related to offensive
▸ noun: the action of attacking an enemy
▸ adjective: unpleasant or disgusting especially to the senses ("Offensive odors")
▸ adjective: causing anger or annoyance ("Offensive remarks")
▸ adjective: for the purpose of attack rather than defense ("Offensive weapons")
▸ adjective: violating or tending to violate or offend against ("Considered such depravity offensive against all laws of humanity")
▸ adjective: of an offensive substitute for inoffensive terminology
▸ adjective: morally offensive
▸ adjective: causing or able to cause nausea
▸ Also see offensives
▸ Word origin
▸ Words similar to offensive
▸ Usage examples for offensive
▸ Idioms related to offensive (New!)
▸ Popular adjectives describing offensive
▸ Popular nouns described by offensive
▸ Words that often appear near offensive
▸ Rhymes of offensive
▸ Invented words related to offensive