Definition of offensively in English:
offensively
adverb əˈfɛnsɪvliəˈfɛnsɪvli
1In a way that causes resentment, upset, or disgust.
he behaved offensively to fellow guests
as submodifier offensively loud music
Example sentencesExamples
- The students found these assaults offensively condescending.
- I find your tone here offensively patronizing.
- You hurt others by taking things offensively.
- He was constantly drunk during a visit to the city and behaved offensively to fellow guests.
- I hope you don't take this offensively, I just wanted to get this straight.
- It's pathetic that a man of this century should be talking in such an offensively brazen manner about his son's future partner.
- Historically grape juice was preserved simply by adding offensively high doses of sulphur dioxide.
- It's not that the majority of the songs presented are offensively bad, just completely unessential.
- The Countess behaves offensively.
- The fact that the smoke is offensively unpleasant warrants legislative regulation of the matter.
2In an actively aggressive or attacking manner.
they intended to fight the war offensively
our team did an amazing job offensively and defensively
Example sentencesExamples
- Offensively, players can dive if the defense is closing in.
- This move can also be used offensively, and is capable of killing some of the lesser enemies.
- It seems that people believe that the players can only play offensively.
- Offensively, the running game is much easier to learn than the passing game.
- She was trying to figure out a way to use the sword offensively.
- As long as your offensively gifted soldiers are engaged in combat, you'll be gaining favour.
- The navy had acted offensively.
- Do your best offensively and carry out different attacks on enemy operations in the area.
- They intended to fight the war offensively and win quickly.
Definition of offensively in US English:
offensively
adverbəˈfensivlēəˈfɛnsɪvli
1In a way that causes resentment, upset, or disgust.
he behaved offensively to fellow guests
as submodifier offensively loud music
Example sentencesExamples
- I find your tone here offensively patronizing.
- The students found these assaults offensively condescending.
- It's not that the majority of the songs presented are offensively bad, just completely unessential.
- Historically grape juice was preserved simply by adding offensively high doses of sulphur dioxide.
- You hurt others by taking things offensively.
- It's pathetic that a man of this century should be talking in such an offensively brazen manner about his son's future partner.
- The fact that the smoke is offensively unpleasant warrants legislative regulation of the matter.
- The Countess behaves offensively.
- I hope you don't take this offensively, I just wanted to get this straight.
- He was constantly drunk during a visit to the city and behaved offensively to fellow guests.
2In an actively aggressive or attacking manner.
they intended to fight the war offensively
our team did an amazing job offensively and defensively
Example sentencesExamples
- She was trying to figure out a way to use the sword offensively.
- As long as your offensively gifted soldiers are engaged in combat, you'll be gaining favour.
- This move can also be used offensively, and is capable of killing some of the lesser enemies.
- Offensively, players can dive if the defense is closing in.
- They intended to fight the war offensively and win quickly.
- Do your best offensively and carry out different attacks on enemy operations in the area.
- The navy had acted offensively.
- It seems that people believe that the players can only play offensively.
- Offensively, the running game is much easier to learn than the passing game.