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offensible

adj

Etymology

From offense + -ible.

  1. derived from offensa
  2. derived from offense
  3. inherited from offence
  4. suffixed as offensible — “offense + ible”

Definitions

  1. That may give offense

    That may give offense; offensive.

    • But the Lanox men were too hilarious, with counting their unhatched goals to be offensible.

  2. Able to take offense

    Able to take offense; offendable.

    • Not because I am spoilt, though you knit your brows and think so. . nor because I am exacting and offensible, though you may fancy that too.
    • Ah, no offense taken, lad. I'm the least offensible man you'll ever meet.

  3. Conducive to and associated with the commitment of offenses, especially criminal offenses.

    • offensible space
    • But this is only one way in which some social and geographical areas are more "offensible" than others.

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sense glosses and etymology drawn from English Wiktionary · source · CC-BY-SA