Affrontive
//əˈfɹʌntɪv// adj
adj ·Rare ·Advanced level
Definitions
Adjective
- 1 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."
Example
More examples"Their behaviour to him, when they could not help seeing him, was very cold and disobliging; but as yet not directly affrontive."
Etymology
From affront + -ive.
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