affrontive

[ uh-fruhn-tiv ]

adjective

, Archaic.

1. insulting; offensive.

Other Words From

• af·frontive·ness noun

Word History and Origins

Origin of affrontive¹

First recorded in 1650–60; affront + -ive

Example Sentences

Pretending to honor God by direct disobedience is peculiarly affrontive.

From Project Gutenberg

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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As to the Scotch, their barbarisms that are to be found even in print, are affrontive to the descendants of Englishmen.

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