Overview of noun offensive

The noun offensive has 1 sense

• offense, offence, offensive -- (the action of attacking an enemy)

Overview of adj offensive

The adj offensive has 7 senses

• offensive, violative -- (violating or tending to violate or offend against; "violative of the principles of liberty"; "considered such depravity offensive against all laws of humanity")


• offensive -- (for the purpose of attack rather than defense; "offensive weapons")


• offensive -- (causing anger or annoyance; "offensive remarks")


• unsavory, unsavoury, offensive -- (morally offensive; "an unsavory reputation"; "an unsavory scandal")


• offensive -- (unpleasant or disgusting especially to the senses; "offensive odors")


• dysphemistic, offensive -- (substitute a harsher or distasteful term for a mild one ; "`nigger' is a dysphemistic term for `African-American'")


• nauseating, nauseous, noisome, queasy, loathsome, offensive, sickening, vile -- (causing or able to cause nausea; "a nauseating smell"; "nauseous offal"; "a sickening stench")