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Italian
Etymology
From Medieval Latin offēnsīvus, from Latin offēnsus, past participle of offendō (“to offend”) (compare offenso).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /of.fenˈsi.vo/
- Rhymes: -ivo
- Hyphenation: of‧fen‧sì‧vo
Adjective
offensivo (feminine offensiva, masculine plural offensivi, feminine plural offensive)
- offensive (all senses)
- insulting
Derived terms
Noun
offensivo m (plural offensivi)
- offensive
Further reading
- offensivo in Collins Italian-English Dictionary
- offensivo in Aldo Gabrielli, Grandi Dizionario Italiano (Hoepli)
- offensivo in garzantilinguistica.it – Garzanti Linguistica, De Agostini Scuola Spa
- offensivo in Dizionario Italiano Olivetti, Olivetti Media Communication
- offensivo in sapere.it – De Agostini Editore
- offensivo in Treccani.it – Vocabolario Treccani on line, Istituto dell'Enciclopedia Italiana