affrontive

af·fron·tive

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Transcription

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [uh-fruhn-tiv]
- /əˈfrʌn tɪv/

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [uh-fruhn-tiv]
- /əˈfrʌn tɪv/

Definitions of affrontive word

adjective affrontive characterized by a propensity to cause offence 3
adjective affrontive insulting; offensive. 1
adjective affrontive Tending to affront or offend. 0

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Origin of affrontive

First appearance:

before 1650

One of the 45% oldest English words

First recorded in 1650-60; affront + -ive

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Parts of speech for Affrontive

noun

adjective

verb

adverb

pronoun

preposition

conjunction

determiner

exclamation

Full grammatical hierarchy of Affrontive

affrontive popularity

A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 37% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.

According to our data most of word are more popular. This word is almost not used. It has a much more popular synonym.

affrontive usage trend in Literature

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