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UK
/əfˈɛnsɪv/
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[ US /əˈfɛnsɪv/ ]
[ US /əˈfɛnsɪv/ ]
ADJECTIVE
-
morally offensive
an unsavory reputation
an unsavory scandal -
causing or able to cause nausea
nauseous offal
a nauseating smell
a sickening stench -
unpleasant or disgusting especially to the senses
offensive odors -
for the purpose of attack rather than defense
offensive weapons -
violating or tending to violate or offend against
violative of the principles of liberty
considered such depravity offensive against all laws of humanity -
causing anger or annoyance
offensive remarks
NOUN
- the action of attacking an enemy
How To Use offensive In A Sentence
- He claimed that we'd all be a lot safer if researchers would keep details about vulnerabilities to themselves, and stop arming hackers with offensive tools.
- One thing that could be a bit off-putting is that he uses a great deal of harsh language and blatancy, which can often be offensive.
- But that is much more easily done if Cassell can reassume his role as the offensive ignition.
- Offensive junk mail, in particular that of an adult nature has become increasingly an issue to all of us onliners and site owners alike.
- He is a solid on the ball defender, which makes up for his unorthodox offensive game.
- Just last year, pinkos raised a stink over the NCERT's deleting of certain offensive and unauthenticated assertions from history books.
- To counter the offensive the British authorities began to recruit a special force for deployment in Ireland.
- The first is dysphemism, the deliberate use of an offensive word to indicate disapproval. Times, Sunday Times
- Other reporting from the field indicates the use of a combined-arms offensive - employing ground maneuver forces, artillery and aircraft - to effectuate the assault on Samarra.
- A series of offensives in early 1918 achieved initial success but ultimately failed to break the Allied line, and by summer, with the Americans coming in droves, the tide of the war had turned irreversibly against the Central Powers. How Wars end
