Affrontery
noun
noun ·Rare ·Advanced level
Definitions
Noun
- 1 Obsolete spelling of effrontery. alt-of, obsolete, uncountable
"With an affrontery that did not falter, and knew not how to blush, he detailed his own participation in the acts for which he was prosecuting me as a participator."
- 2 An affront uncountable
"Skyboxes are a grotesque affrontery to authentic fandom[…]."
Example
More examples"With an affrontery that did not falter, and knew not how to blush, he detailed his own participation in the acts for which he was prosecuting me as a participator."
Etymology
From affront + -ery.
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