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Something that is o________ upsets or embarrasses people because it is rude or insulting.Something that is offensive upsets or embarrasses people because it is rude or insulting.
Some friends of his found the play horribly offensive.
...offensive remarks which called into question the integrity of my firm.
The group who had been shouting offensively opened to let her through.
I thought his glance at me had been offensively bold.
word offensive
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Something that is offensive upsets or embarrasses people because it is rude or insulting.
Some friends of his found the play horribly offensive.
...offensive remarks which called into question the integrity of my firm.
The group who had been shouting offensively opened to let her through.
I thought his glance at me had been offensively bold.
In sports such as American football or basketball, the offensive team is the team which has possession of the ball and is trying to score .
The worst-ever defeat of this team proved once again that Stanford can be one of the most explosive offensive teams in the country.
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A military offensive is a carefully planned attack made by a large group of soldiers .
Its latest military offensive against rebel forces is aimed at re-opening trade routes.
The armed forces have launched offensives to recapture lost ground.
If you conduct an offensive, you take strong action to show how angry you are about something or how much you disapprove of something.
Republicans acknowledged that they had little choice but to mount an all-out offensive on the Democratic nominee.
...a diplomatic offensive.
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