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offensively

DEFINITIONS OF: offensively

1

adv in an unpleasantly offensive manner

“he smelled offensively unwashed”
Antonyms:
inoffensively
in a not unpleasantly offensive manner

adv in an obnoxious manner

“he said so in one of his more offensively intellectually arrogant sentences”
Synonyms:
objectionably, obnoxiously

adv in an aggressive manner

“`In this crisis, we must act offensively,' the President said”
“the admiral intends to act offensively in the Mediterranean”
Antonyms:
defensively
in a defensive manner
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