offensive
offensive
adj.
P. and V. βᾰρύς, ἐπαχθής, P. ἀηδής.
Causing jealousy: P. and V. ἐπίφθονος.
In bad taste: P. and V. πλημμελής, Ar. and P. ἄγροικος.
Insulting: P. ὑβριστικός, V. κᾰκόστομος ; see abusive.
Take the offensive: P. ἐπιχειρεῖν (Thuc. 3.12), προεπιχειρεῖν (Thuc. 6.34).
Offensive and defensive alliance: P. συμμαχία ὥστε τοὺς αὐτούς ἐχθροὺς καὶ φίλους νομίζειν (Thuc. 1.44).
adj.
P. and V. βᾰρύς, ἐπαχθής, P. ἀηδής.
Causing jealousy: P. and V. ἐπίφθονος.
In bad taste: P. and V. πλημμελής, Ar. and P. ἄγροικος.
Insulting: P. ὑβριστικός, V. κᾰκόστομος ; see abusive.
Take the offensive: P. ἐπιχειρεῖν (Thuc. 3.12), προεπιχειρεῖν (Thuc. 6.34).
Offensive and defensive alliance: P. συμμαχία ὥστε τοὺς αὐτούς ἐχθροὺς καὶ φίλους νομίζειν (Thuc. 1.44).
OFFENSIVE
Causing anger pain or disgust quod offensioni est offensionem habet or affert: quod offendit quod non vacat offensione (that is faulty): quod displicet (that displeases): odiosus (that causes scandal): exemplo haud saluber (that sets a bad example): mali or pessimi exempli (that sets a very bad example): Very offensive manners mores pessimi perditi: offensive language voces lascivae (licentious) protervae (wanton) obscenae (obscene) contumeliosae (injurious to the eredit of anyone): to use offensive language to anyone conscelerare aures alicujus: to be offensive offensioni esse; offensionem or offensam habere; offensionem affeire: to any one alicui; non vacare offensione: to be offensive to the eyes and ears ab oculorum auriumque probatione abhorrere.
Assailant opposed to defensive by circumlocution. An offensive war *bellum quod ultro infertur; *bellum ultro inferendum (while yet future) ultro illatum (when already begun): to begin an offensive war bellum inferre or ultro inferre (Caes. Liv.); armis bello lacessere or petere aliquem; infesto exercitu pergere in agrum hostium; ultro petere hostem: an offensive alliance or treaty *foedus ad bellum alicui inferendum initum; to act on the offensive (against any state or people) sociare arma contra aliquem: the Romans under Fabius acted on the defensive rather than on the offensive Romani apud Fabium arcebant magis quam inferebant pugnam (Liv. 10 28): to act both on the offensive and on the defensive inferre vim atque arcere: to be strong enough to act on the offensive inferendo bello satis pollere (Tac. Hist. 3 55 1).
Causing anger pain or disgust quod offensioni est offensionem habet or affert: quod offendit quod non vacat offensione (that is faulty): quod displicet (that displeases): odiosus (that causes scandal): exemplo haud saluber (that sets a bad example): mali or pessimi exempli (that sets a very bad example): Very offensive manners mores pessimi perditi: offensive language voces lascivae (licentious) protervae (wanton) obscenae (obscene) contumeliosae (injurious to the eredit of anyone): to use offensive language to anyone conscelerare aures alicujus: to be offensive offensioni esse; offensionem or offensam habere; offensionem affeire: to any one alicui; non vacare offensione: to be offensive to the eyes and ears ab oculorum auriumque probatione abhorrere.
Assailant opposed to defensive by circumlocution. An offensive war *bellum quod ultro infertur; *bellum ultro inferendum (while yet future) ultro illatum (when already begun): to begin an offensive war bellum inferre or ultro inferre (Caes. Liv.); armis bello lacessere or petere aliquem; infesto exercitu pergere in agrum hostium; ultro petere hostem: an offensive alliance or treaty *foedus ad bellum alicui inferendum initum; to act on the offensive (against any state or people) sociare arma contra aliquem: the Romans under Fabius acted on the defensive rather than on the offensive Romani apud Fabium arcebant magis quam inferebant pugnam (Liv. 10 28): to act both on the offensive and on the defensive inferre vim atque arcere: to be strong enough to act on the offensive inferendo bello satis pollere (Tac. Hist. 3 55 1).
offensive:
I. Causing offence or displeasure:
1. expr. by displicēre, odio esse, offensionem habere: v.TO DISPLEASE ; HATEFUL ; OFFENCE .
2. ŏdiōsus (highly disagreeable, objection-*able): an o. class of people, o. genus hominum, Cic. Sen. 20, 71: he did many o. things, multa odiosa fecit, Nep. Alc. 2, extr.: an o. word, verbum o., Cic. Or. 8, 25.
3. foedus (extremely o., revolting): cf. Cic. Rep. 2, 26, quo (tyranno) neque tetrius, neque foedius, nec diis hominibusque invisius animal ullum cogitari potest: v.REVOLTING , HATEFUL .
II. Disagreeable to the senses:
1. grăvis (with ref. to smell: strong, rank): o. water-snakes, g. chelydri, Virg. G. 3, 415: Hor. (but not always in bad sense, cf. Plin. 25, 9, 70, odore suaviter gravi). Also grave olens, Virg. Aen. 6, 201; and as one word, Apul.
2. foetĭdus: v.FETID .
3. fastīdiendus (exciting nausea or disgust: rare): Plin. 25, 7, 38.
4. pūtĭdus (esp. offensive to good taste): practices (on the part of speakers) disagreeable and o., molesta et putida, Cic. de Or. 3, 13, extr. (where, immediately after, odiosus occurs as strengthened syn.). Dimin., putidulus (somewhat so): Mart.
III. Opp. to defensive: expr. by bellum infĕro, 3, irr.: not to act on the o., but the defensive, bellum non inferre sed defendere, Caes. B. G. 1, 44: the Romans were acting on the defensive rather than the o., Romani arcebant magis quam inferebant bellum, Liv. 10, 28, init.: they were strong enough to assume the o., inferendo quoque bello satis pollebant, Tac. H. 3, 55 (R. and A.): a league o. and defensive, *foedus ad inferendum nihilominus quam defendendum bellum initum.
I. Causing offence or displeasure:
1. expr. by displicēre, odio esse, offensionem habere: v.
2. ŏdiōsus (highly disagreeable, objection-*able): an o. class of people, o. genus hominum, Cic. Sen. 20, 71: he did many o. things, multa odiosa fecit, Nep. Alc. 2, extr.: an o. word, verbum o., Cic. Or. 8, 25.
3. foedus (extremely o., revolting): cf. Cic. Rep. 2, 26, quo (tyranno) neque tetrius, neque foedius, nec diis hominibusque invisius animal ullum cogitari potest: v.
II. Disagreeable to the senses:
1. grăvis (with ref. to smell: strong, rank): o. water-snakes, g. chelydri, Virg. G. 3, 415: Hor. (but not always in bad sense, cf. Plin. 25, 9, 70, odore suaviter gravi). Also grave olens, Virg. Aen. 6, 201; and as one word, Apul.
2. foetĭdus: v.
3. fastīdiendus (exciting nausea or disgust: rare): Plin. 25, 7, 38.
4. pūtĭdus (esp. offensive to good taste): practices (on the part of speakers) disagreeable and o., molesta et putida, Cic. de Or. 3, 13, extr. (where, immediately after, odiosus occurs as strengthened syn.). Dimin., putidulus (somewhat so): Mart.
III. Opp. to defensive: expr. by bellum infĕro, 3, irr.: not to act on the o., but the defensive, bellum non inferre sed defendere, Caes. B. G. 1, 44: the Romans were acting on the defensive rather than the o., Romani arcebant magis quam inferebant bellum, Liv. 10, 28, init.: they were strong enough to assume the o., inferendo quoque bello satis pollebant, Tac. H. 3, 55 (R. and A.): a league o. and defensive, *foedus ad inferendum nihilominus quam defendendum bellum initum.