Adjective: offensif
Hyphenation:
| Singular m. | offensif |
| Singular f. | offensive |
| Plural m. | offensifs |
| Plural f. | offensives |
Sample Sentences
Adjectives inflected like offensif
redistributif,
expressif,
combatif,
anticonvulsif,
flambant neuf,
révulsif,
improductif,
colligatif,
olfactif,
soporatif,
performatif,
sédatif,
perfectif,
projectif,
antisportif,
électropositif,
capacitif,
appréhensif,
radioactif,
incompréhensif, etc. (List truncated at 20 adjectives)
Etymology
Inherited from Middle French offensif, from offendre + -if, by analogy with défensif and parallel to Medieval Latin offēnsīvus. By surface analysis, offenser + -if. First attested in 1417.
Verbs referencing "offensif"
Dutch Adjectives
offensief, German Adjectives
offensiv, Romanian Adjectives
ofensiv.
Translations