- 1. a. Giving offense; causing displeasure or resentment; displeasing; annoying; as, offensive words. Source: opted
- 2. a. Giving pain or unpleasant sensations; disagreeable; revolting; noxious; as, an offensive smell; offensive sounds. Source: opted
- 3. a. Making the first attack; assailant; aggressive; hence, used in attacking; -- opposed to defensive; as, an offensive war; offensive weapons. Source: opted
- 4. n. The state or posture of one who offends or makes attack; aggressive attitude; the act of the attacking party; -- opposed to defensive. Source: opted
- 5. adj. violating or tending to violate or offend against Source: wordnet
- 6. adj. for the purpose of attack rather than defense Source: wordnet
- 7. adj. causing anger or annoyance Source: wordnet
- 8. adj. morally offensive Source: wordnet
- 9. adj. unpleasant or disgusting especially to the senses Source: wordnet
- 10. adj. causing or able to cause nausea Source: wordnet
- 11. n. the action of attacking an enemy Source: wordnet
- 12. 1. Giving offense; causing displeasure or resentment; displeasing; annoying; as, offensive words. 2. Giving pain or unpleasant sensations; disagreeable; revolting; noxious; as, an offensive smell; offensive sounds. "Offensive to the stomach." Bacon. 3. Making the first attack; assailant; aggressive; hence, used in attacking; -- opposed to defensive; as, an offensive war; offensive weapons. League offensive and defensive, a leaque that requires all the parties to it to make war together against any foe, and to defend one another if attacked. Syn. -- Displeasing; disagreeable; distasteful; obnoxious; abhorrent; disgusting; impertinent; rude; saucy; reproachful; opprobrious; insulting; insolent; abusive; scurrilous; assailant; attacking; invading. -- Of*fen"sive*ly, adv. -- Of*fen"sive*ness, n. The state or posture of one who offends or makes attack; aggressive attitude; the act of the attacking party; -- opposed to defensive. To act on the offensive, to be the attacking party. Source: webster
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