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offensive
ADJECTIVE:

1. causing resentful displeasure; highly irritating, angering, or annoying:
offensive television commercials.

2. unpleasant or disagreeable to the senses:
an offensive odor.

3. repugnant to the moral sense, good taste, or the like; insulting:
an offensive remark; an offensive joke.

4. unpleasant or disgusting, as to the senses.

5. causing anger or annoyance; insulting.

6. for the purpose of attack rather than defense.

7. making attack; aggressive:
The bear made offensive movements.

8. giving painful or unpleasant sensations; nauseous, obnoxious:
an offensive odor.

Examples:

He made some offensive remarks. // An offensive odor was coming from the basement. —Merriam-Webster.

of military:

1. pertaining to offense or attack:
the offensive movements of their troops.

2. characterized by attack; aggressive:
offensive warfare.

3. of, relating to, or designed for attack offensive weapons.

of a game, contest, etc:

1. of or relating to an attempt to score in a game or contest:
offensive maneuvers.

2. of or relating to a team in possession of the ball or puck:
offensive linemen.

See usage note at Dictionary.com.*

Origin:

1540–50; < Medieval Latin offēnsīvus, equivalent to Latin offēns(us) past participle of offendere (see offend) + -īvus -ive. —Dictionary.com. //

First Known Use of offensive: Adjective: circa 1564. Noun: 1687. History and Etymology for offensive: Adjective: borrowed from Middle French & Medieval Latin; Middle French offensif, borrowed from Medieval Latin offensīvus "used for attacking, causing injury," from Latin offensus, past participle of offendere "to strike against, break a rule, offend" + -īvus -ive. Noun: derivative of offensive entry 1. —Merriam-Webster.

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