The soldiers in particular bore themselves offensively-more especially those hungry troopers, who, returning unpaid from the Northern campaign, were thrown idle upon the country.
"The White Gauntlet"
Mayne Reid
Which, as I understood, put an end to any-I mean it not offensively, honoured sir-to any connection between us?
"The Castle Inn"
Stanley John Weyman
Under these circumstances, as nothing could be done offensively, our sole object was to shelter the men as much as possible from the iron hail.
"The Campaigns of the British Army at Washington and New Orleans 1814-1815"
G. R. Gleig