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offensively

How many syllables in offensively?

  4 syllables

Divide offensively into syllables:   of-fen-sive-ly
Stressed syllable in offensively:   of-fen-sive-ly
How to say offensively:

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Synonyms for offensively


2 syllables
  • crudely
  • rudely
3 syllables
  • nastily
  • terribly
4 syllables
5 syllables
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