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Webster 1828 Edition


Offensiveness

OFFENS'IVENESS

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Noun.
1.
The quality that offends or displeases; as the offensiveness of rude language or behavior.
2.
Injuriousness; mischief.
3.
Cause of disgust; the quality that gives pain to the senses, or unpleasant sensations; as the offensiveness of smell or taste.