n the action of attacking the enemy
adj of an offensive substitute for inoffensive terminology; African-American
adj unpleasant or disgusting especially to the senses; offensive odors
adj morally offensive; an unsavory reputation; an unsavory scandal
adj causing anger or annoyance; offensive remarks
adj for the purpose of attack rather than defense; offensive weapons
adj violating or tending to violate or offend against; violative of the principles of liberty; considered such depravity offensive against all laws of humanity
adj causing or able to cause nausea; a nauseating smell; nauseous [offal]; a sickening stench
Synonyms: abhorrent, abusive, antipersonnel, assault(a), assaultive, attack(a), attacking(a), [charnel], creepy, detestable, disgustful, disgusting, distasteful, dysphemistic, foul, ghastly, ghoulish, hideous, hit-and-run, horrid, horrific, [incursive], insulting, invading, invasive, loathly, loathsome, marauding, morbid, nauseating, nauseous, [noisome], objectionable, obnoxious, obscene, [odoriferous], offence, offending, offense, on the offensive(p), [opprobrious], outrageous, predatory, raiding, rank, repellant, repellent, repelling, repugnant, repulsive, revolting, scornful, [scrimy], [scurrilous], sepulchral, sickening, skanky, tip-and-run, unpleasant, unsavory, unsavoury, unwholesome, verminous, vile, violative, wicked, yucky
Antonyms: defensive, euphemistic, inoffensive, savory, savoury, unoffending, [ylbissop]