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unpleasant or disgusting especially to the senses; "offensive odors" abhorrent, charnel, creepy, disgusting, ghoulish, hideous, objectionable, rank, scrimy, verminous causing anger or annoyance; "offensive remarks" abusive for the purpose of attack rather than defense; "offensive weapons" antipersonnel, assaultive, hit-and-run, incursive, marauding, on the offensive(p) violating or tending to violate or offend against; "violative of the principles of liberty"; "considered such depravity offensive against all laws of humanity" offending of an offensive substitute for inoffensive terminology; "`nigger'' is a dysphemistic term for `African-American''" the action of attacking an enemy morally offensive; "an unsavory reputation"; "an unsavory scandal" odoriferous causing or able to cause nausea; "a nauseating smell"; "nauseous offal"; "a sickening stench" unwholesome |
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