Definitions
from The Century Dictionary.
- Capable of taking offense; liable to be angry or displeased.
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- adjective Capable of being
offended .
Etymologies
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Examples
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They're not 'offendable' when it comes to poo or penises.
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I don't look for things like harsh language or sexual content just to offend the easily offendable, but I'll certainly print it in an uncensored manner if its part of an entertaining sf story.
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Every modern college student knows free speech only goes as far as the most offendable person in the room.
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The anything goes attitude of the un-offendable also seems problematic since standing up for nothing, as the adage goes, means people could fall for anything.
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Every modern college student knows free speech only goes as far as the most offendable person in the room.
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Her voice was laden down with the ominously earnest, offendable humourlessness that characterises an awful lot of this BDSM malarkey.
Archive 2009-02-01 juliette 2009
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Her voice was laden down with the ominously earnest, offendable humourlessness that characterises an awful lot of this BDSM malarkey.
Of Human Bondage juliette 2009
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The offendable family didn't show up for the sit outside and make faces thing, so when kimboosan and husband showed up, and we'd over counted people, they were able to join us.
And They Said it would Never HAPPEN... kimboosan 2007
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Am I getting emails from a subset of particularly offendable Preciouspantses, or are my tasteless outbursts of spicy language actually making people cringe?
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Am I getting emails from a subset of particularly offendable Preciouspantses, or are my tasteless outbursts of spicy language actually making people cringe?
zut alors 2009
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