offensively

Definitions of offensively
  1. adverb
    in an unpleasantly offensive manner
    “he smelled offensively unwashed”
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    antonyms:
    inoffensively
    in a not unpleasantly offensive manner
  2. adverb
    in an obnoxious manner
    “he said so in one of his more offensively intellectually arrogant sentences”
    synonyms: objectionably, obnoxiously
  3. adverb
    in an aggressive manner
    “`In this crisis, we must act offensively,' the President said”
    “the admiral intends to act offensively in the Mediterranean”
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    antonyms:
    defensively
    in a defensive manner
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