We hope that he is, and that our misgivings arise solely from the Minister's characteristically affronting approach to a railway matter.
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Affronting
Synonyms for "affronting" (14 found)
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3 entriesderogatory descriptorpejorative adjectiveverbal act
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the affrontings of his majesty
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How much more affronting must it be to the Majefty of Heaven, the Great KING, to be thus treated?
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There was afterwards one despatch from the Russian Minister to Earl Russell which in former times must have led to instant war, because it was of a very affronting character to the great nation which the noble Earl represented.
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