What is the meaning of offensively?

adverb

  • In an unpleasantly offensive manner.
    • usage: "he smelled offensively unwashed"
  • In an obnoxious manner.
    • usage: "he said so in one of his more offensively intellectually arrogant sentences"
  • In an aggressive manner.
    • usage: "`In this crisis, we must act offensively,' the President said"; "the admiral intends to act offensively in the Mediterranean"
WordNet 3.0 © 2006 by Princeton University
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