offensively
adverb
Key Types & categories Parts & wholes Related & opposite
- Word type
- noun
- verb
- adjective
- adverb
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- core relation
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- substance, domain or see-also
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Senses
Sense 1 adverb
in an unpleasantly offensive manner
he smelled offensively unwashed
Related & opposite
- inoffensively antonym
- offensive derived from
Sense 2 adverb
in an obnoxious manner
he said so in one of his more offensively intellectually arrogant sentences
Related & opposite
- objectionable derived from
- offensive derived from
Sense 3 adverb
in an aggressive manner
`In this crisis, we must act offensively,' the President said
Related & opposite
- defensively antonym
- offensive derived from
Table view of this graph
| Sense | Relation | Group | Word |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | antonym | Related & opposite | inoffensively |
| 1 | derived from | Related & opposite | offensive |
| 2 | derived from | Related & opposite | objectionable |
| 2 | derived from | Related & opposite | offensive |
| 3 | antonym | Related & opposite | defensively |
| 3 | derived from | Related & opposite | offensive |