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• Offensive — Of*fen sive, a. [Cf. F. offensif. See {Offend}.] [1913 Webster] 1. Giving offense; causing displeasure or resentment; displeasing; annoying; as, offensive words. [1913 Webster] 2. Giving pain or unpleasant sensations; disagreeable; revolting;… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

• offensive — of·fen·sive /ə fen siv/ adj 1: of, relating to, or designed for attack offensive weapons 2: causing displeasure or resentment; esp: contrary to a particular or prevailing sense of what is decent, proper, or moral depicted sexual acts in a… …   Law dictionary

• offensive — [adj1] disrespectful, insulting; displeasing abhorrent, abusive, annoying, biting, cutting, detestable, disagreeable, discourteous, distasteful, dreadful, embarrassing, evil, foul, ghastly, grisly, gross, hideous, horrible, horrid, impertinent,… …   New thesaurus

• offensive — [ə fen′siv; ] for adj., also [ ô′fen΄siv] adj. [ML offensivus < L offensa,OFFENSE] 1. attacking; aggressive 2. of or for attack ☆ 3. designating or of the side that is seeking to score in any contest 4. unpleasant, as to the senses;… …   English World dictionary

• insulting — index abusive, calumnious, caustic, contemptuous, disdainful, impertinent (insolent), insolent, libel …   Law dictionary

• insulting — [adj] abusive biting, degrading, derogatory, discourteous, disparaging, disrespectful, hurtful, insolent, offensive, repulsive, ridiculing, rude, slighting, uncivil; concepts 267,529,537 …   New thesaurus

• insulting — [[t]ɪnsʌ̱ltɪŋ[/t]] ADJ GRADED: oft ADJ to n Something that is insulting is rude or offensive. The article was politically insensitive and possibly insulting to the families of British citizens... One of the apprentices made an insulting remark to …   English dictionary

• offensive — I (Roget s IV) modif. 1. [Concerned with an attack] Syn. assaulting, attacking, invading; see aggressive 2 . 2. [Revolting] Syn. obnoxious, odious, opprobrious, disagreeable, displeasing, abhorrent, reprehensible, detestable, repulsive, repugnant …   English dictionary for students

• offensive — of|fen|sive1 [əˈfensıv] adj 1.) very rude or insulting and likely to upset people ≠ ↑inoffensive ▪ I found her remarks deeply offensive . offensive to ▪ crude jokes that are offensive to women ▪ offensive behaviour 2.) formal very unpleasant ▪ …   Dictionary of contemporary English

• offensive — [[t]əfe̱nsɪv[/t]] ♦♦♦ offensives 1) ADJ GRADED Something that is offensive upsets or embarrasses people because it is rude or insulting. Some friends of his found the play horribly offensive. ...offensive remarks which called into question the… …   English dictionary

• offensive — 1 adjective 1 very rude or insulting and likely to upset people: I found her remarks deeply offensive. (+ to): crude jokes that are offensive to women opposite inoffensive 2 formal unpleasant: an offensive smell 3 (only before noun) for attacking …   Longman dictionary of contemporary English