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Offensiveness

noun
1.
The quality of being offensive.  Synonyms: distastefulness, odiousness.






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"Offensiveness" Quotes from Famous Books



... Beyond this, the notion of cutting the ground from under his brother's feet had a certain attraction for him. George's manner to him had been somewhat offensive to him on more than one occasion since—well, since Tom Halliday's death. Mr. Sheldon had borne that offensiveness in mind, with the determination to "take it out of" his brother ...
— Charlotte's Inheritance • M. E. Braddon

... The offensiveness of his manner left the men quite undisturbed. The place would have been strange to them without it. They accepted it as part of the evening's entertainment. But the allusion to the Vigilance Committee's efforts brought them into attitudes of close attention. ...
— The Forfeit • Ridgwell Cullum



Words linked to "Offensiveness" :   sliminess, vileness, wickedness, unpleasantness, loathsomeness, objectionableness, distastefulness, blatancy, obnoxiousness, unoffending, lousiness, hatefulness, odiousness, offensive, repulsiveness, inoffensive



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