affronting
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3ADJ.
old
AFFRONTING + NOUN
character, men
ADV.
only
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noun
The offering of an affront.
the affrontings of his majesty
adj
Offensive, causing an affront.
How much more affronting must it be to the Majefty of Heaven, the Great KING, to be thus treated?
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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4the affrontings of his majesty
WiktionaryHow much more affronting must it be to the Majefty of Heaven, the Great KING, to be thus treated?
WiktionaryThere 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
WiktionaryThe 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.
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