affrontive

American  

[uh-fruhn-tiv] / əˈfrʌn tɪv /

adjective

Archaic.

1. insulting; offensive.

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Other Word Forms

• affrontiveness noun

Etymology

Origin of affrontive

First recorded in 1650–60; affront + -ive

Example Sentences

Discretion, as usual, prevailed, and the meeting voted that the replies were "daringly affrontive" to the town, and then dissolved.

From Tea Leaves Being a Collection of Letters and Documents relating to the shipment of Tea to the American Colonies in the year 1773, by the East India Tea Company. (With an introduction, notes, and biographical notices of the Boston Tea Party) by Drake, Francis S. (Francis Samuel)

Upon the dismission of this complaint Major de Barner requested of the Governor satisfaction and punishment upon the accuser, and a notary, one Robin, who prepared notarial acts, in an unbecoming affrontive manner.

From The Journal of Negro History, Volume 5, 1920 by Various

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

From Clarissa Harlowe; or the history of a young lady — Volume 1 by Richardson, Samuel

Probably each one will discover things in himself which he had not suspected—depravity, unfairness, disingenuity, the bare suspicion of which by others, would be resented as affrontive.

From Sermons on Various Important Subjects by Lee, Andrew

It was easy to answer all he said; and is equally so for you to guess in what manner I answered him: And he, finding me determined, began to grow vehement, and even affrontive.

From The History of Sir Charles Grandison, Volume 4 (of 7) by Richardson, Samuel