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| type | a |
| lex_filenum | 00 |
| def | for the purpose of attack rather than defense |
| examples | offensive weapons |
| Outgoing links | |
| Also see | aggressive; hostile |
| Antonym | offensive → defensive |
| Similar to | antipersonnel; assaultive, attacking(a); hit-and-run, tip-and-run; incursive, invading, invasive; marauding, predatory, raiding; on the offensive(p) |
| Incoming links | |
| Also see | aggressive; hostile |
| Similar to | antipersonnel; assaultive, attacking(a); hit-and-run, tip-and-run; incursive, invading, invasive; marauding, predatory, raiding; on the offensive(p) |
| Antonym | defensive → offensive |
| Derived from adjective | offensively → offensive |
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