Offensively

//əˈfɛnsɪvli// adv

adv ·Rare ·Advanced level

Definitions

Adverb
  1. 1
    In an offensive manner.

    "I am sure the hostess will leave off her list men and women who usually drink too much, the woman who gets mushy and tries to steal all the handsomest husbands, the man who offensively would take this opportunity to try to build up sales contacts, […]"

Adverb
  1. 1
    aggressively wordnet
  2. 2
    in an obnoxious manner wordnet
  3. 3
    in an unpleasantly offensive manner wordnet

Synonyms

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atrociouslyawfullydreadfullyflagrantlyfrightfullygrossly

Example

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"I am sure the hostess will leave off her list men and women who usually drink too much, the woman who gets mushy and tries to steal all the handsomest husbands, the man who offensively would take this opportunity to try to build up sales contacts, […]"

Etymology

From offensive + -ly.

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