Meaning of OFFENSIVE in English

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Meaning of OFFENSIVE in English

• Giving offense; causing displeasure or resentment; displeasing; annoying; as, offensive words.
• Giving pain or unpleasant sensations; disagreeable; revolting; noxious; as, an offensive smell; offensive sounds.
• Making the first attack; assailant; aggressive; hence, used in attacking; -- opposed to defensive; as, an offensive war; offensive weapons.
• The state or posture of one who offends or makes attack; aggressive attitude; the act of the attacking party; -- opposed to defensive.

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