What does affrontive mean?
Affrontive means Tending to affront or offend..
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/əˈfɹʌntɪv/ · adjective
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.
Use affrontive when its meaning, tone and grammar fit the full sentence. A synonym is not always a direct replacement.
Affrontive means Tending to affront or offend..
Common synonyms include offensive, abusive.
The opposite depends on the specific sense.
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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