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adjective
Violating or tending to violate or offend against:— Violative of the principles of liberty.
synonym: offensive.
is similar to: offending.
derivation: distastefulness, odiousness, offensiveness | breach, break, go against, infract, offend, transgress, violate | desecrate, outrage, profane, violate | break, go against, violate.
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