Affronting
Definition, Meaning & Examples
Part of speech verb
Quick meaning: Affronting is a verb meaning present participle and gerund of affront.
Meaning
present participle and gerund of affront.
More Meanings
- The offering of an affront.
- Offensive, causing an affront.
Example Sentences
the affrontings of his majesty
How much more affronting must it be to the Majefty of Heaven, the Great KING, to be thus treated?
We hope that he is, and that our misgivings arise solely from the Minister's characteristically affronting approach to a railway matter.
The ladies tell me that there is no Adonis, which is very affronting —only old men (alias old women) , and boys like Thomas Thumb, with the legs of a starved spider.
Word Forms
- affrontings
Related Words
Related dictionary entries include insult, affrontment, offense, accosting, face off, affray.
Related Dictionary Tools
Sources & Attribution
FreeDictionaryAPI.com / Wiktionary · Original source · CC BY-SA 4.0
Dictionary data is provided by FreeDictionaryAPI.com and sourced from Wiktionary under its stated license.