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Wordnet 3.0

ADVERB (3)

1. in an unpleasantly offensive manner;
- Example: "he smelled offensively unwashed"

2. in an obnoxious manner;
- Example: "he said so in one of his more offensively intellectually arrogant sentences"
[syn: offensively, objectionably, obnoxiously]

3. in an aggressive manner;
- Example: "`In this crisis, we must act offensively,' the President said"
- Example: "the admiral intends to act offensively in the Mediterranean"


The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:

Offensive \Of*fen"sive\, a. [Cf. F. offensif. See Offend.] [1913 Webster] 1. Giving offense; causing displeasure or resentment; displeasing; annoying; as, offensive words. [1913 Webster] 2. Giving pain or unpleasant sensations; disagreeable; revolting; noxious; as, an offensive smell; offensive sounds. "Offensive to the stomach." --Bacon. [1913 Webster] 3. Making the first attack; assailant; aggressive; hence, used in attacking; -- opposed to defensive; as, an offensive war; offensive weapons. [1913 Webster] League offensive and defensive, a leaque that requires all the parties to it to make war together against any foe, and to defend one another if attacked. [1913 Webster] Syn: Displeasing; disagreeable; distasteful; obnoxious; abhorrent; disgusting; impertinent; rude; saucy; reproachful; opprobrious; insulting; insolent; abusive; scurrilous; assailant; attacking; invading. [1913 Webster] -- Of*fen"sive*ly, adv. -- Of*fen"sive*ness, n. [1913 Webster]
WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006):

offensively adv 1: in an unpleasantly offensive manner; "he smelled offensively unwashed" [ant: inoffensively] 2: in an obnoxious manner; "he said so in one of his more offensively intellectually arrogant sentences" [syn: offensively, 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" [ant: defensively]