- offensively
- adverb1. in an unpleasantly offensive manner-
he smelled offensively unwashed
• Ant: ↑inoffensively• Derived from adjective: ↑offensive2. in an obnoxious manner-he said so in one of his more offensively intellectually arrogant sentences
• Syn: ↑objectionably, ↑obnoxiously• Derived from adjective: ↑obnoxious (for: ↑obnoxiously), ↑objectionable (for: ↑objectionably), ↑offensive3. 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• Derived from adjective: ↑offensive
Useful english dictionary. 2012.