Causing displeasure or some degree of anger; displeasing. All sin is offensive to God. Rude behavior is offensive to men. Good breeding forbids us to use offensive words.

Disgusting; giving pain or unpleasant sensations; disagreeable; as an offensive taste or smell; an offensive sight. discordant sounds are offensive to the ears.

Injurious. It is an excellent opener for the liver, but offensive to the stomach.

Assailant; used in attack; opposed to defensive; as an offensive weapon or engine.

Assailant; invading; making the first attack; opposed to defensive; as an offensive war. A league offensive and defensive, is one that requires both or all parties to make war together against a nation, and each party to defend the other in case of being attacked.

The part of attacking; as, to act on the offensive.