单词 | affrontfully |
释义 | † affrontfullyadv. Obsolete. In an insulting or offensive manner; insultingly. ΘΚΠ the mind > attention and judgement > contempt > disrespect > insult > [adverb] in abusionc1350 despitefully1535 contumeliously1539 abusively?1593 insultingly1623 affrontingly1656 affrontfully1754 1754 P. Hiffernan Hiberniad iv. 31 Ought then a Country..so productive of great Men, in every Walk, be affrontfully called Bœotia? 1767 Trial England’s Cicero iii. 21 The sons of Grub, by your stigmatizing companions, are affrontfully misrepresented under the ignominious appellation of Garretteers. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2012; most recently modified version published online June 2018). < adv.1754 |
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