Offendress
Of‐fend″ress (?), n. A woman who offends. Shak.
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Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary, C. & G. Merriam Co., 1913.
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Offense
{ Of‐fense″, Of‐fence″ } (?), n. [F., fr. L. offensa. See Offend.] 1. The act of offending in any sense; esp., a crime or a sin, an affront or an injury.Who was delivered for ou...
Offenseful
Of‐fense″ful (?), a. Causing offense; displeasing; wrong; as, an offenseful act.
Offenseless
Of‐fense″less, a. Unoffending; inoffensive.
Offensible
Of‐fen″si‐ble (?), a. That may give offense.
Offension
Of‐fen″sion (?), n. [OF., fr. L. offensio an offense.] Assault; attack. Chaucer.
Offensive
Of‐fen″sive (?), a. [Cf. F. offensif. See Offend.]1. Giving offense; causing displeasure or resentment; displeasing; annoying; as, offensive words.2. Giving pain or unpleasant s...
Offensive (2)
Of‐fen″sive (?), n. The state or posture of one who offends or makes attack; aggressive attitude; the act of the attacking party; — opposed to defensive.To act on the offensive,...
Offer
Of″fer (?), v. t. [imp. & p. p.Offered (?); p. pr. & vb. n.Offering.] [OE. offren, AS. offrian to sacrifice, fr. L. offerre; ob (see OB-) + ferre to bear, bring. The English wor...
Offer (2)
Of″fer, v. i. 1. To present itself; to be at hand.The occasion offers, and the youth complies. Dryden.2. To make an attempt; to make an essay or a trial; — used with at. “Withou...
Offer (3)
Of″fer (?), n. [Cf. F. offre, fr. offrir to offer, fr. L. offerre. See Offer, v. t.] 1. The act of offering, bringing forward, proposing, or bidding; a proffer; a first advance....
Offerable
Of″fer‐a‐ble (?), a. Capable of being offered; suitable or worthy to be offered.
Offerer
Of″fer‐er (?), n. One who offers; esp., one who offers something to God in worship. Hooker.
Offering
Of″fer‐ing, n. 1. The act of an offerer; a proffering.2. That which is offered, esp. in divine service; that which is presented as an expiation or atonement for sin, or as a fre...
Offertory
Of″fer‐to‐ry (?), n.; pl.Offertories. [L. offertorium the place to which offerings were brought, in LL. offertory: cf. F. offertoire.] 1. The act of offering, or the thing offer...
Offerture
Of″fer‐ture (?), n. [LL. offertura an offering.] Offer; proposal; overture.More offertures and advantages to his crown. Milton.
Offhand
Off″hand′ (?), a. Instant; ready; extemporaneous; as, an offhand speech; offhand excuses. — adv. In an offhand manner; as, he replied offhand.
Office
Of″fice (?), n. [F., fr. L. officium, for opificium; ops ability, wealth, help + facere to do or make. See Opulent, Fact.] 1. That which a person does, either voluntarily or by ...
Office (2)
Of′fice (?), v. t. To perform, as the duties of an office; to discharge. Shak.
Office wire
Of″fice wire′ (?). (Elec.) Copper wire with a strong but light insulation, used in wiring houses, etc.
Officeholder
Of″fice‐hold″er (?), n. An officer, particularly one in the civil service; a placeman.
Officer
Of″fi‐cer (?), n. [F. officier. See Office, and cf. Official, n.] 1. One who holds an office; a person lawfully invested with an office, whether civil, military, or ecclesiastic...
Officer (2)
Of″fi‐cer, v. t. [imp. & p. p.Officered (?); p. pr. & vb. n.Officering.] 1. To furnish with officers; to appoint officers over. Marshall.2. To command as an officer; as, veteran...
Official
Of‐fi″cial (?), a. [L. officialis: cf. F. officiel. See Office, and cf. Official, n.] 1. Of or pertaining to an office or public trust; as, official duties, or routine.That, in ...
Official (2)
Of‐fi″cial, n. [L. officialis a magistrate's servant or attendant: cf. F. official. See Official, a., and cf. Officer.] 1. One who holds an office; esp., a subordinate executive...
Officialism
Of‐fi″cial‐ism (?), n. The state of being official; a system of official government; also, adherence to office routine; red-tapism.Officialism may often drift into blunders. Smi...
Officiality
Of‐fi′ci‐al″i‐ty (ŏf‐fĭsh′ĭ‐ăl″ĭ‐ty̆), n. See Officialty.