offensively

əˈfɛnsɪvli

Definition

Definition of offensively - Reverso English Dictionary

Adverb

unpleasantlyin a way that causes offense or annoyance

He spoke offensively during the meeting.

annoyingly

disagreeably

irritatingly

sports

TECH.

relating to the attacking team or player in sports

TECH.

The team played offensively to secure a win..

aggressively

aggressively

Rare

in a manner that is aggressive or attacking

Rare

The team played offensively to win the match.

aggressively

hostilely

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Origin of offensively

Latin, offendere (strike against) + -ly (manner)

Terms with offensively included in their meaning

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boy

employment

male servant or worker, historically used offensively

blatant

adj.

sound

conspicuously and offensively loud or noisy

fling

uttering

utter violently or offensively

fetidness

odor

state of being offensively odorous

inquisitorial

adj.

curiosity

having a prying or offensively curious manner

mephitis

strong odor

unpleasant smell that is offensively strong

rankly

adv.

offensively

in an offensive or unpleasant manner

scurrilously

adv.

offensively

using vulgar or abusive language

Examples of offensively in a sentence

She dressed offensively, ignoring the event's dress code.
They moved offensively, putting pressure on the defense.
Offensively, the player dominated the game.
He spoke offensively during the heated debate.
The player acted offensively to intimidate the opponent.

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French:offensivement, en attaque, ...
German:anstößig, offensiv, ...
Italian:offensivamente, in attacco, ...
Spanish:ofensivamente, al ataque, ...
Portuguese:ofensivamente, no ataque, ...
Chinese:令人不悦地, 进攻性地, ...
Japanese:不快に, アグレッシブに, ...
Arabic:بِشَكْلٍ مُسِيء, هُجُومِيًّا, ...
Hebrew:בְּאוֹפֶן פּוֹגְעָנִי, בְּהַתְקָפָה, ...
Russian:оскорбительно, наступательно, ...
Ukrainian:образливо, наступально, ...
Hindi:अपमानजनक ढंग से, आक्रामक रूप से, ...
Bengali:অপমানজনকভাবে, আক্রমণাত্মকভাবে, ...
Catalan:ofensivament, atacant, ...
Czech:urážlivě, útočně, ...
Danish:stødende, offensivt, ...
Dutch:aanstootgevend, aanvallend, ...
Greek:προσβλητικά, επιθετικά, ...
Hungarian:sértően, támadóan, ...
Khmer:ដោយគួរឲ្យអន់ចិត្ត, បែបវាយប្រហារ, ...
Korean:불쾌하게, 공격적으로, ...
Persian:به‌طور توهین‌آمیز, تهاجمی, ...
Polish:obraźliwie, ofensywnie, ...
Portuguese (BR):ofensivamente, no ataque, ...
Romanian:ofensator, ofensiv, ...
Swedish:stötande, offensivt, ...
Thai:อย่างไม่สุภาพ, เชิงรุก, ...
Turkish:rahatsız edici bir şekilde, ofansif bir şekilde, ...
Vietnamese:một cách xúc phạm, theo lối tấn công, ...

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