offensive
adjective
causing resentful displeasure; highly irritating, angering, or annoying.
nonoffensive
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a word derived from
offensive.
Example Sentences
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And it was also Seattle’s first points scored by a nonoffensive player this season.
From Seattle Times ● Nov. 29, 2021
One of the few true and nonoffensive things said by former president Kevin Mather in his infamous Zoom call with the Bellevue Breakfast Rotary Club in early February.
From Seattle Times ● Oct. 1, 2021
Step 2: “Tweet the screenshot to the company with a polite, nonoffensive note.”
From New York Times ● Jan. 7, 2017
The U.S. government sent nonoffensive military equipment, ranging from boots to transport helicopters, to neighboring countries intending to support opposition to Khartoum.
From New York Times ● Dec. 2, 2010
Gorbachev and his advisers have said they are willing to adopt what they call "nonoffensive" defenses.
From Time Magazine Archive
