Synonyms of offensively

Adverb


1. offensively

usage: in an unpleasantly offensive manner; "he smelled offensively unwashed"

2. offensively, objectionably, obnoxiously

usage: in an obnoxious manner; "he said so in one of his more offensively intellectually arrogant sentences"

3. offensively

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

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