"offensively" in the adverb sense
1. offensively
in an unpleasantly offensive manner
"he smelled offensively unwashed"
2. offensively, objectionably, obnoxiously
in an obnoxious manner
"he said so in one of his more offensively intellectually arrogant sentences"
3. offensively
in an aggressive manner
"`In this crisis, we must act offensively,' the President said"
"the admiral intends to act offensively in the Mediterranean"
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