# offensively

> English word · Adverb · IPA /əˈfɛnsɪvli/ · frequency rank #30,158

## Definitions
1. In an offensive manner.

## Etymology
From offensive + -ly.

## Easily confused with
- **offensive** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/offensive-vs-offensively)

## Common misspellings (15)
`fofensively`, `ofefnsively`, `ofensively`, `offenisvely`, `offennsively`, `offensievly`, `offensivelly`, `offensivelyy`, `offensiveyl`, `offensivley`, `offensivvely`, `offenssively`, `offensviely`, `offesnively`, `offnesively`

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/en/word/offensively