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offensively

/ offensively /
adverb

Definitions & Examples

adverb Sense 1
in an aggressive manner
"`In this crisis, we must act offensively,'' the President said"
"the admiral intends to act offensively in the Mediterranean"
Opposites:
defensively
Pertains to:
offensive
adverb Sense 2
in an obnoxious manner
"he said so in one of his more offensively intellectually arrogant sentences"
Pertains to:
objectionable obnoxious unpleasant offensive
adverb Sense 3
in an unpleasantly offensive manner
"he smelled offensively unwashed"
Opposites:
inoffensively
Pertains to:
offensive
Semantic Complexity
33%
Sense Count
3
Total Synonyms
0
Total Relationships
2
Times Searched
1
Relationship Distribution

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defensively inoffensively