Webster's 1828 Dictionary
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OFFENS'IVENESS, noun
1. The quality that offends or displeases; as the offensiveness of rude language or behavior.
2. Injuriousness; mischief.
3. Cause of disgust; the quality that gives pain to the senses, or unpleasant sensations; as the offensiveness of smell or taste.
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