offensivo

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)

  1. offensive (all senses)
  2. insulting

Derived terms

Noun

offensivo m (plural offensivi)

  1. 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
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