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• n  the action of attacking an enemy
• s  violating or tending to violate or offend against
  considered such depravity offensive against all laws of humanity
• a  for the purpose of attack rather than defense
  offensive weapons
• a  causing anger or annoyance
  offensive remarks
• a  morally offensive
• a  unpleasant or disgusting especially to the senses
  offensive odors
• a  substitute a harsher or distasteful term for a mild one
• s  causing or able to cause nausea

• Prime Minister John Curtin this week proclaimed publicly what everyone had guessed privately: Australia could not possibly embark on a large-scale offensive for at least six months.
• But rather than mount an offensive in the strongholds of the Tehrik-e-Taliban Pakistan (TTP) in South Waziristan the sort of campaign promised by President Asif Ali Zardari .
• Last week saw the great offensive of Europe's new war.

• offense
• offence
• violative
• unsavory
• unsavoury
• dysphemistic
• nauseating
• nauseous
• noisome
• queasy
• loathsome
• sickening
• vile

• defensive
• inoffensive
• savory
• euphemistic

News & Articles

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• Offensive changes paying off as Chicago Fire eye result against Colorado Rapids
  BRIDGEVIEW, Ill. – Chicago Fire coach Frank Klopas tried to get offensive with his midfield lineup early in the season, but his attempt was futile in three scoreless games before pulling the plug and reverting to a two-defensive midfielder formation.
  June 19, 2013 - MLS via Yahoo! Sports
• Offensive lineman becomes Cats’ 18th commitment
  Havana (Fla.) East Gadsden High School offensive lineman Derrick Kelly Jr. has committed to UK, Jeff Drummond of Scout reports.
  June 19, 2013 - The Kentucky Kernel
• Offensive lineman Derrick Kelly Jr. commits to football Cats
  Havana (Fla.) East Gadsden High School offensive lineman Derrick Kelly Jr. has committed to UK, Jeff Drummond of Scout reports.
  June 19, 2013 - The Kentucky Kernel

Quotes

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• Brett Favre in International Herald Tribune
  My offensive line looks good, the defense played good down the stretch,Favre told the Biloxi newspaper. "I'm excited about playing for a talented young football team."
• President Bush in Christian Science Monitor
  Here is the bottom line: While the enemy in Iraq is still dangerous, we have seized the offensive, and the Iraqi forces are becoming increasingly capable of leading and winning the fight,Bush said in a speech at the National Defense...
• Doc Rivers in ESPN
  It would have been one thing if he had been scoring and we had not been scoring; then it would have been an issue,Celtics coach Doc Rivers said. "But we were scoring and we had great rhythm -- we had great offensive rhythm -- and you could...