¦ adjective
1. causing offence.
2. (of a military operation or weapon) involved or used in active attack.
3. chiefly N. Amer. relating to the team in possession of the ball or puck in a game.
¦ noun
1. a military campaign of attack.
2. a forceful campaign.
Phrases
be on the offensive be ready to act aggressively.
Derivatives
offensively adverb
offensiveness noun