affront
noun
a personally offensive act or word; deliberate act or display of disrespect; intentional slight; insult.
affrontingly
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a word derived from
affront.
Example Sentences
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A huge deerhead, jutting from over the mantel, divided honors with a highly-colored September Morn, affrontingly framed.
From Atlantic Narratives Modern Short Stories by Elizabeth Ashe
