Offensively has 4 different meanings across 1 category:
Adverb
Adverb
1
in an unpleasantly offensive manner
"he smelled offensively unwashed"
2
in an obnoxious manner
"he said so in one of his more offensively intellectually arrogant sentences"
3
in an aggressive manner
"`In this crisis, we must act offensively,' the President said"
"the admiral intends to act offensively in the Mediterranean"
Example Sentences
"he smelled offensively unwashed"
adverb
"he said so in one of his more offensively intellectually arrogant sentences"
adverb
"`In this crisis, we must act offensively,' the President said"
adverb
"the admiral intends to act offensively in the Mediterranean"
adverb