Adjective
1. violating or tending to violate or offend against;
"violative of the principles of liberty""considered such depravity offensive against all laws of humanity"2. for the purpose of attack rather than defense;
"offensive weapons"3. causing anger or annoyance;
"offensive remarks"4. morally offensive;
"an unsavory reputation""an unsavory scandal"5. unpleasant or disgusting especially to the senses;
"offensive odors"6. of an offensive substitute for inoffensive terminology;
"`nigger' is a dysphemistic term for `African-American'"7. causing or able to cause nausea;
"a nauseating smell""nauseous offal""a sickening stench"