Definitions
from The Century Dictionary.
- Causing offense; offensive.
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.
- adjective obsolete That may give offense.
from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.
- adjective obsolete That may give
offense .
Etymologies
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offense + -ible
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Examples
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In an opening written by SNL veterans Jim Downey and Al Franken, Mr. Bush will tell the television audience that, frankly, he felt a little "ambilavent" about introducing the special because, though he enjoys SNL, he's often seen things on it that he considers "offensible."
Schticking Like Improv Stand-Ups, Bush, Gore Vie for Comedy Crown 2000
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