affrontive
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editaffrontive (comparative more affrontive, superlative most affrontive)
- Tending to affront or offend.
- 1748, [Samuel Richardson], chapter 4, in Clarissa. Or, The History of a Young Lady: […], volume I, London: […] S[amuel] Richardson; […], →OCLC:
- Their behaviour to him, when they could not help seeing him, was very cold and disobliging; but as yet not directly affrontive.
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edittending to affront or offend