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оскорби́тельный — meaning in English

oskorbitelnyy

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English meaning

  • distasteful adj Unpleasant, offensive, or unappealing to one's sense of taste or propriety.
  • injurious adj Causing physical harm.
  • insulting adj Rude or offensive; showing disrespect.
  • offensive adj Causing anger, disgust, or hurt feelings.
  • scurrilous adj Of a person, given to vulgar verbal abuse; foul-mouthed.
  • vituperative adj Marked by harsh abuse; abusive, often with ranting or railing.

Senses

оскорби́тельный is used for these senses in English:

  • contumelious (archaic, literary) Rudely contemptuous; showing contumely; exhibiting an insolent or disdainful attitude.
  • injurious Causing harm to one's reputation; invidious, defamatory, libelous, slanderous.
  • insulting Containing insult, or having the intention of insulting.
  • offensive Causing offense; arousing a visceral reaction of disgust, anger, hatred, sadness, or indignation.
  • scurrilous (of a person) Given to vulgar verbal abuse; foul-mouthed.
  • vituperative Marked by harsh abuse; abusive, often with ranting or railing.

injurious — full definition

  1. adj Causing physical harm.
  2. adj Damaging to someone's reputation.

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