offensively

offensively
adverb de manera ofensiva
offensively
tr[ə'fensɪvlɪ]
adverb
1 de manera ofensiva
ə'fensɪvli
adverb
1) (insultingly) <behave> de (una) manera ofensiva or insultante
2) (in attack) de manera ofensiva
[ǝ'fensɪvlɪ]
ADV
1) (=abusively) [behave, shout] de manera ofensiva, de modo ofensivo

offensively rude/sexist — de un grosero/sexista que ofende

2) (=unpleasantly)

to smell offensively — tener un olor muy desagradable

the music had become offensively loud — la música estaba ya tan alta que molestaba

3) (Mil)

to use/deploy sth offensively — usar/hacer uso de algo para atacar

offensively, they are superior to us — desde el punto de vista ofensivo, son superiores a nosotros

4) (Sport)

they played offensively in the first half — en la primera mitad realizaron un juego de ataque

to be good/poor offensively — ser bueno/malo en el ataque

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[ə'fensɪvli]
adverb
1) (insultingly) <behave> de (una) manera ofensiva or insultante
2) (in attack) de manera ofensiva

English-spanish dictionary. 2013.

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