affrontive

adj
/əˈfɹʌntɪv/

Etymology

From affront + -ive.

  1. derived from ad
  2. derived from *affrontare
  3. derived from afronter
  4. inherited from afrounten
  5. suffixed as affrontive — “affront + ive

Definitions

  1. Tending to affront or offend.

    • Their behaviour to him, when they could not help seeing him, was very cold and disobliging; but as yet not directly affrontive.

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