Offensive and Violative

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Offensive adjective - Violating or tending to violate or offend against.

Usage example: considered such depravity offensive against all laws of humanity

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Violative is a synonym for offensive. In some cases you can use "Violative" instead an adjective "Offensive".

Nearby Words: offend, offence, offensively

Violative adjective - Violating or tending to violate or offend against.

Usage example: violative of the principles of liberty

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Offensive is a synonym for violative. You can use "Offensive" instead an adjective "Violative".

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