Offensive and Temper

Offensive

Offensive noun - The act or action of setting upon with force or violence.

Temper and offensive are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Temper" instead a noun "Offensive".

Nearby Words: offend, offence, offensively

Temper

Temper noun - A special quality or impression associated with something.

Offensive and temper are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Offensive" instead a noun "Temper".

How words are described

high high offensive high temper
strong strong offensive strong temper
real real offensive real temper
violent violent offensive violent temper
Other adjectives: massive, big, serious, huge, bad, infamous, quick, general, worst, sudden.

Both words in one sentence

  • Proper Lady Sir Thomas: I had thought you peculiarly free from wilfulness of temper, self-conceit, and every tendency to that independence of spirit which prevails so much in modern days, even in young women, and which in young women is offensive and disgusting beyond all common offence.
    Source: Proper Lady
  • Frequent embarrassing displays of offensive or questionable behavior: chronic examples of being under the influence of alcohol or drugs in public, showcasing a Hair-Trigger Temper whenever feeling provoked, making impulsive offensive comments, use of foul language, rudeness towards fans...
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