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offensively

adverb (r)

  • in an unpleasantly offensive manner(adv.all)
    Example:
    He smelled offensively unwashed.
    Antonym:
    inoffensively
    source: wordnet30
  • in an obnoxious manner(adv.all)
    Example:
    He said so in one of his more offensively intellectually arrogant sentences.
    source: wordnet30
  • in an aggressive manner(adv.all)
    Example:
    `In this crisis, we must act offensively,' the President said.
    The admiral intends to act offensively in the Mediterranean.
    Synonym:
    aggressively, sharply
    Antonym:
    defensively
    source: wordnet30
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