Definition of offensively

"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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Quotations for offensively

No girl who is well bred, kind, and modest is ever offensively plain; all real deformity means want of manners or of heart. [ John Ruskin ]

offensively in Scrabble®

The word offensively is playable in Scrabble®, no blanks required. Because it is longer than 7 letters, you would have to play off an existing word or do it in several moves.

Scrabble® Letter Score: 23

Highest Scoring Scrabble® Play In The Letters offensively:

OFFENSIVELY
(243)

Seven Letter Word Alert: (10 words)

felines, offense, offline, olefins, oneself, ovinely, sniffle, sniffly, sylvine, yeelins

 

All Scrabble® Plays For The Word offensively

OFFENSIVELY
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The 200 Highest Scoring Scrabble® Plays For Words Using The Letters In offensively

OFFENSIVELY
(243)
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(216)
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(162)
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SNIFFLY
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OFFENSIVELY
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OFFLINE
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OFFENSIVELY
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YEELINS
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offensively in Words With Friends™

The word offensively is playable in Words With Friends™, no blanks required. Because it is longer than 7 letters, you would have to play off an existing word or do it in several moves.

Words With Friends™ Letter Score: 25

Highest Scoring Words With Friends™ Play In The Letters offensively:

OFFENSIVELY
(333)

Seven Letter Word Alert: (10 words)

felines, offense, offline, olefins, oneself, ovinely, sniffle, sniffly, sylvine, yeelins

 

All Words With Friends™ Plays For The Word offensively

OFFENSIVELY
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OFFENSIVELY
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The 200 Highest Scoring Words With Friends™ Plays Using The Letters In offensively

OFFENSIVELY
(333)
OFFENSIVELY
(279)
OFFENSIVELY
(261)
OFFENSIVELY
(210)
OFFENSIVELY
(162)
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(84)
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(75)
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EVENLY
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FOLEYS
(72)
SYLVIN
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Words containing the sequence offensively

Words that start with offensively (1 word)

Words with offensively in them (1 word)

Words that end with offensively (4 words)

Word Growth involving offensively

Shorter words in offensively

el

en ens fens offensive

en fen fens offensive

of off offensive

Longer words containing offensively

inoffensively

nonoffensively

unoffensively