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offensive
has definitions from the field of military
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[ adjective ] violating or tending to violate or offend against
Synonyms Examples "violative of the principles of liberty" "considered such depravity offensive against all laws of humanity" Used in print (U.S. Reports. Volume 366. Cases Adjudged in the...)The sole guidance given the Court for discharging the task committed to it was this : `` The judgment must therefore be reversed and the cause remanded to the District_Court for a determination , after further hearing , of the equitable relief necessary and appropriate in the public interest to eliminate the effects of the acquisition offensive to the statute . Related terms |
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[ adjective ] causing or able to cause nausea
Examples "a nauseating smell" "nauseous offal" "a sickening stench" Related terms |
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[ adjective ] causing anger or annoyance
Examples "offensive remarks" Related terms |
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[ adjective ] morally offensive
Examples "an unsavory reputation" "an unsavory scandal" Related terms |
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[ adjective ] for the purpose of attack rather than defense
Examples "offensive weapons" |
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[ adjective ] unpleasant or disgusting especially to the senses
Examples "offensive odors" |
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[ adjective ] of an offensive substitute for inoffensive terminology
Synonyms Examples "`nigger' is a dysphemistic term for `African-American'" Related terms |
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