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Article: offensive
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offensive
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adjective
1.
offensive remarks
synonyms
: insulting, insolent, derogatory, disrespectful, hurtful, wounding, abusive; annoying, exasperating, irritating, galling, provocative, outrageous; rude, impertinent, discourteous, uncivil, impolite; crude, vulgar, coarse, improper, indecent;
formal
exceptionable.
antonyms:
complimentary, polite, courteous.
2.
an offensive smell
synonyms
: unpleasant, disagreeable, nasty, distasteful, displeasing, objectionable, off-putting, awful, terrible, dreadful, frightful, obnoxious, abominable, disgusting, repulsive, repellent, repugnant, revolting, abhorrent, loathsome, detestable, odious, vile, foul, sickening, ...
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Article: Jones fuels high-powered GA offensive attack [Derived headline]
The Intelligencer;
August 25, 2008 ;
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...Jones fuels high-powered GA offensive attack face=+Bold; By Todd Thorpeface=-Bold; STAFF WRITER N ineteen times Germantown Academy took the lacrosse field this spring. The...two-time All-American who is headed to women's college lacrosse power Duke later this month, led the way for one of the most dominant ...
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