offensans

Latin

Etymology

Present active participle of offēnsō (“strike, dash against”)

Participle

offēnsāns (genitive offēnsantis); third-declension one-termination participle

  1. (transitive) striking, dashing against.
  2. (of speech) faltering, stumbling over.

Declension

Third-declension participle.

1When used purely as an adjective.