Offensive and Rigorous

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Offensive adjective - Causing intense displeasure, disgust, or resentment.

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Rigorous and offensive are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Rigorous" instead an adjective "Offensive".

Nearby Words: offend, offence, offensively

Rigorous adjective - Given to exacting standards of discipline and self-restraint.

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Offensive and rigorous are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Offensive" instead an adjective "Rigorous".

Nearby Words: rigorously, rigor, rigour, rigorism

Somehow, lazy racism is more offensive than intellectually rigorous racism.

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