Hyphenation of offensives

Wondering how to hyphenate the English word offensives? This word can be hyphenated and contains 3 syllables as shown below.

of-fen-sives

Definitions of offensives:

1.
The action of attacking an enemy
2.
Violating or tending to violate or offend against
Violative of the principles of liberty Considered such depravity offensive against all laws of humanity
3.
For the purpose of attack rather than defense
Offensive weapons
4.
Causing anger or annoyance
Offensive remarks
5.
Morally offensive
An unsavory reputation An unsavory scandal
6.
Unpleasant or disgusting especially to the senses
Offensive odors
7.
Substitute a harsher or distasteful term for a mild one
`nigger' is a dysphemistic term for `African-American'
8.
Causing or able to cause nausea
A nauseating smell Nauseous offal A sickening stench

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