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Meanings of offensive in English
Unpleasant or disgusting especially to the senses.
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Spanish
ofensivo For the purpose of attack rather than defense.
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Examples for "inoffensive"
Examples for "inoffensive"
1
However inoffensive they might have been before, they were now a threat.
2
I am as inoffensive as a stained-glass saint in a chapel window.
3
The playlist included R. & B.-botholdies and contemporary-andsome inoffensive rap.
4
He went on boasting, but he did it in an inoffensive way.
5
Arthur was the first of the current season, and was comparatively inoffensive.
Usage of offensive in English
1
Since Israel's Gaza offensive 18 months ago, cross-border violence has largely abated.
2
Bryant had an offensive way of dismissing what he called 'ordinary crime'.
3
What is particularly offensive is the way the government has announced this.
4
What's more, there are serious legal consequences for using this offensive term.
5
The next criticism is a related one: the great 'straw man' offensive.
6
Perhaps that's the best way to deal with offensive humor or heckling.
7
Pentagon war planners had said they expected the offensive to last weeks.
8
The Germans were certainly aware that a major offensive was being planned.
9
Perhaps most concerning for Atlanta is the health of the offensive line.
10
What about the offensive last part, about the impact on public health?
11
Deeply offensive, wrong, and unacceptable, the minister wrote on his Facebook page.
12
Now, just think for a second about quite how offensive that is.
13
The crackdown follows a number of reversals for the Russian military offensive.
14
Hamas said Israel would pay a high price for the ground offensive.
15
They basically admitted that their campaign to divide South Africans was 'offensive'.
16
McKinnie said he suggested a change to offensive line coach Jim Turner.
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Offensive across language varieties
Australia
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United States of America
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New Zealand
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