offensive
(adjective) unpleasant or disgusting especially to the senses; “offensive odors”
unsavory, unsavoury, offensive
(adjective) morally offensive; “an unsavory reputation”; “an unsavory scandal”
offensive
(adjective) causing anger or annoyance; “offensive remarks”
offensive
(adjective) for the purpose of attack rather than defense; “offensive weapons”
offensive, violative
(adjective) violating or tending to violate or offend against; “violative of the principles of liberty”; “considered such depravity offensive against all laws of humanity”
nauseating, nauseous, noisome, queasy, loathsome, offensive, sickening, vile
(adjective) causing or able to cause nausea; “a nauseating smell”; “nauseous offal”; “a sickening stench”
offense, offence, offensive
(noun) the action of attacking an enemy
Source: WordNet® 3.1
offensive (comparative more offensive, superlative most offensive)
Causing offense; arousing a visceral reaction of disgust, anger, or hatred.
Relating to an offense or attack, as opposed to defensive.
(sports) Having to do with play directed at scoring.
• Nouns to which "offensive" is often applied: content, material, language, word, comment, remark, statement, speech, joke, humor, image, picture, art, behavior, conduct, act, action.
• When the second syllable is emphasized, "offensive" is defined as "insulting". When the first syllable is emphasized, it refers to the attacker in a conflict or a sport.
• aggressive
• invidious (Intending to cause envious offense)
• inoffensive (not causing offense or disgust)
• defensive (relating or causing defence)
offensive (countable and uncountable, plural offensives)
(countable, military) An attack.
(uncountable) The posture of attacking or being able to attack.
Source: Wiktionary
Of*fen"sive, a. Etym: [Cf.F. offensif. See Offend.]
1. Giving offense; causing displeasure or resentment; displeasing; annoying; as, offensive words.
2. Giving pain or unpleasant sensations; disagreeable; revolting; noxious; as, an offensive smell; offensive sounds. "Offensive to the stomach." Bacon.
3. Making the first attack; assailant; aggressive; hence, used in attacking; -- opposed to defensive; as, an offensive war; offensive weapons. League offensive and defensive, a leaque that requires all the parties to it to make war together against any foe, and to defend one another if attacked.
Syn.
– Displeasing; disagreeable; distasteful; obnoxious; abhorrent; disgusting; impertinent; rude; saucy; reproachful; opprobrious; insulting; insolent; abusive; scurrilous; assailant; attacking; invading.
– Of*fen"sive*ly, adv.
– Of*fen"sive*ness, n.
Of*fen"sive, n.
Definition: The state or posture of one who offends or makes attack; aggressive attitude; the act of the attacking party; -- opposed to defensive. To act on the offensive, to be the attacking party.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
20 April 2025
(noun) food mixtures either arranged on a plate or tossed and served with a moist dressing; usually consisting of or including greens
The Boston Tea Party helped popularize coffee in America. The hefty tea tax imposed on the colonies in 1773 resulted in America switching from tea to coffee. In the lead up to the Revolutionary War, it became patriotic to sip java instead of tea. The Civil War made the drink more pervasive. Coffee helped energize tired troops, and drinking it became an expression of freedom.
