for the purpose of attack rather than defense; "offensive weapons"
violating or tending to violate or offend against; "violative of the principles of liberty"; "considered such depravity offensive against all laws of humanity"
causing or able to cause nausea; "a nauseating smell"; "nauseous offal"; "a sickening stench"
substitute a harsher or distasteful term for a mild one ; "`nigger' is a dysphemistic term for `African-American'"
the action of attacking an enemy
unpleasant or disgusting especially to the senses; "offensive odors"
SNIDE
expressive of contempt; "curled his lip in a supercilious smile"; "spoke in a sneering jeering manner"; "makes many a sharp comparison but never a mean or snide one"