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offensive
English
Alternative forms
- offencive (obsolete)
Etymology
From Middle French offensif, from Medieval Latin offensivus, from Latin offendere (“to offend”), past participle offensus; see offend.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /??f?ns?v/
- (sports): (US) IPA(key): /???f?ns?v/
Adjective
offensive (comparative more offensive, superlative most offensive)
- Causing offense; arousing a visceral reaction of disgust, anger, or hatred.
- Antonym: inoffensive
- Relating to an offense or attack, as opposed to defensive.
- Antonym: defensive
- (sports) Having to do with play directed at scoring.
Usage notes
- When the second syllable is emphasized, "offensive" is defined as "insulting". When the first syllable is emphasized, it refers to the attacker in a conflict or a sport.
- Nouns to which "offensive" is often applied: content, material, language, word, comment, remark, statement, speech, joke, humor, image, picture, art, behavior, conduct, act, action.
Synonyms
- aggressive
- invidious (Intending to cause envious offense)
Derived terms
Related terms
- offend
- offense
Translations
Noun
offensive (countable and uncountable, plural offensives)
- (countable, military) An attack.
- (uncountable) The posture of attacking or being able to attack.
Derived terms
Translations
Further reading
- offensive in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, G. & C. Merriam, 1913.
- offensive in The Century Dictionary, New York, N.Y.: The Century Co., 1911.
Danish
Adjective
offensive
- plural and definite singular attributive of offensiv
French
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /?.f??.siv/
- Homophone: offensives
Etymology 1
(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)
Noun
offensive f (plural offensives)
- (military) offensive (an attack)
Descendants
- ? German: Offensive
Etymology 2
See the etymology of the main entry.
Adjective
offensive
- feminine singular of offensif
Further reading
- “offensive” in Trésor de la langue française informatisé (The Digitized Treasury of the French Language).
German
Pronunciation
Adjective
offensive
- inflection of offensiv:
- strong/mixed nominative/accusative feminine singular
- strong nominative/accusative plural
- weak nominative all-gender singular
- weak accusative feminine/neuter singular
Italian
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /of.fen?si.ve/
- Hyphenation: of?fen?sì?ve
- Rhymes: -ive
Adjective
offensive
- feminine plural of offensivo
Noun
offensive f
- plural of offensiva
Norwegian Bokmål
Adjective
offensive
- definite singular/plural of offensiv
Norwegian Nynorsk
Adjective
offensive
- definite singular/plural of offensiv
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wicked
English
Etymology 1
From Middle English wicked, wikked, an alteration of Middle English wicke, wikke (“morally perverse, evil, wicked”). Possibly from an adjectival use of Old English wi??a (“wizard, sorcerer”), from Proto-Germanic *wikkô (“necromancer, sorcerer”), though the phonology makes this theory difficult to explain.
Pronunciation
- enPR: w?k??d, IPA(key): /?w?k?d/
Adjective
wicked (comparative wickeder or more wicked, superlative wickedest or most wicked)
- Evil or mischievous by nature.
- Synonyms: evil, immoral, malevolent, malicious, nefarious, twisted, villainous; see also Thesaurus:evil
- (slang) Excellent; awesome; masterful.
- Synonyms: awesome, bad, cool, dope, excellent, far out, groovy, hot, rad; see also Thesaurus:excellent
Usage notes
Use of "wicked" as an adjective rather than an adverb is considered an error in the Boston dialect. However, that is not necessarily the case in other New England dialects.
Derived terms
- wickedly
- wickedness
- wicked tongue
Translations
Adverb
wicked (not comparable)
- (slang, New England, Britain) Very, extremely.
- Synonyms: hella, helluv (both Californian/regional, and both potentially considered mildly vulgar)
Translations
Etymology 2
See wick.
Pronunciation
- enPR: w?kt, IPA(key): /w?kt/
Verb
wicked
- simple past tense and past participle of wick
Adjective
wicked (not comparable)
- Having a wick.
Derived terms
- multiwicked
Etymology 3
See wick.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /?w?k?d/
Adjective
wicked
- (Britain, dialect, obsolete) Active; brisk.
- (Britain, dialect, chiefly Yorkshire) Infested with maggots.
- Alternative form of wick, as applying to inanimate objects only.
References
Middle English
Adjective
wicked
- Alternative form of wikked
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