affrontive
adj/əˈfɹʌntɪv/
Etymology
From affront + -ive.
- derived from ad
- derived from *affrontare✻
- derived from afronter
- inherited from afrounten
Definitions
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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