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OFFENSIVE

Definition:

[noun] the action of attacking an enemy
Synonyms: offense, offence
[adjective] violating or tending to violate or offend against; "violative of the principles of liberty"; "considered such depravity offensive against all laws of humanity"
Synonyms: violative
[adjective] for the purpose of attack rather than defense; "offensive weapons"
[adjective] causing anger or annoyance; "offensive remarks"
[adjective] morally offensive; "an unsavory reputation"; "an unsavory scandal"
Synonyms: unsavory, unsavoury
[adjective] unpleasant or disgusting especially to the senses; "offensive odors"
[adjective] of an offensive substitute for inoffensive terminology; "`nigger' is a dysphemistic term for `African-American'"
Synonyms: dysphemistic
[adjective] causing or able to cause nausea; "a nauseating smell"; "nauseous offal"; "a sickening stench"
Synonyms: nauseating, nauseous, noisome, loathsome, sickening, vile