offensivus

offensivus [cf. CL offendere] 1 that strikes or hits (against obstacle). ut illos aeres densos qui levissime moventur separem, ~am motionem in hac diffinitione posco Adel. QN 59. 2 used for assault or attack, (arma ~a) offensive arms. armatus ‥ armis ~is et defensimis Deorum Imag. 3; 1322 arma ‥ sive defensiva sive ~a (v. 2 arma 1c). 3 that offends, harms, or insults, offensive: a (w. obj. gen.); b (w. dat.). a quod est piarum aurium merito ~um Conway Def. Mend. 1419 (recte 1319) ; c1358 materias aliquas ‥ tractavi ‥ universitatis nimium ~as MunAcOx I 210; s1456 Seneca ‥ ideo per Neronem cogebatur inferre sibimetipsi necem, quia corripuit eum pro suis excessibus, dixitque in eum talia, qualia fuerunt ~a sue lascive lubriceque juventutis Reg. Whet. I 247. b 1382 in verba prorumpens non tam vestris auribus ~a (Aston) Ziz. 332. 4 unpleasant (in quot., contrasted w. placitus). istud ‥ speculum ~um est insipientibus sed placitum valde sapientibus Holcot Wisd. 209.

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