Offense(n.) Alt. of Offence
Offenseful(a.) Causing offense; displeasing; wrong; as, an offenseful act.
Offensible(a.) That may give offense.
Offension(n.) Assault; attack.
Offensive(a.) Giving offense; causing displeasure or resentment; displeasing; annoying; as, offensive words.
Offensive(a.) Giving pain or unpleasant sensations; disagreeable; revolting; noxious; as, an offensive smell; offensive sounds.
Offensive(a.) Making the first attack; assailant; aggressive; hence, used in attacking; -- opposed to defensive; as, an offensive war; offensive weapons.
Offensive(n.) The state or posture of one who offends or makes attack; aggressive attitude; the act of the attacking party; -- opposed to defensive.
Words within offensivenesses