offensively Meaning, Definition & Usage
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adverb in an unpleasantly offensive manner
- he smelled offensively unwashed
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adverb in an obnoxious manner
obnoxiously; objectionably.
- he said so in one of his more offensively intellectually arrogant sentences
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adverb in an aggressive manner
- `In this crisis, we must act offensively,' the President said
- the admiral intends to act offensively in the Mediterranean
