Definition of 'offensively'

Adverb

1. in an unpleasantly offensive manner; "he smelled offensively unwashed"
      Antonyms: inoffensively
2. in an obnoxious manner; "he said so in one of his more offensively intellectually arrogant sentences"
      Synonyms: objectionably obnoxiously
3. in an aggressive manner; "`In this crisis, we must act offensively,' the President said"; "the admiral intends to act offensively in the Mediterranean"
      Antonyms: defensively

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