affrontingly

Meanings

• adjective

  expressing or intended to provoke anger or resentment; offensive

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Variants

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affront , affronted , affronting , affronts

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Etymology

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From Old French avront enfront 'face to face, openly', from avront 'have' + en face 'in front of'. The sense development is from 'openly, face to face' to 'provocatively, insolently'.

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Trivia

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1. Affrontingly is a less common alternative to the more commonly used adjective 'insultingly'.

2. The word 'affront' comes from the Old French word 'avront enfront', meaning 'face to face'.

3. Affrontingly is often used in legal contexts to describe provocative or insulting behavior in court.

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Related Concepts

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1. insult: Affrontingly is related to the concept of insult as it often describes words or actions that are intended to provoke anger or resentment.

2. provocation: Affrontingly is related to the concept of provocation as it often describes actions or words that are intentionally meant to provoke a response, often an angry or resentful one.

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Culture

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Affrontingly is often used in literature and poetry to describe a character's actions or words that intentionally provoke anger or resentment. It can also be used to describe a situation that is intentionally provocative or insolent.

How to Memorize "affrontingly"

1. visualize
   

   - Visualize a person making a deliberately offensive comment or gesture towards someone else, intending to provoke anger or resentment.

2. associate
   

   - Associate the word 'affrontingly' with the idea of intentional provocation or insolence.

3. mnemonics
   

   - Create a mnemonic by remembering the phrase 'Affrontingly: Actions Face-to-Face Offending Righteously'.

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