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affrontedly

affrontedly adverb: shamelessly or in an offended manner.

Adverb

affrontedly (comparative more affrontedly, superlative most affrontedly)

  1. (obsolete) shamelessly or in an offended manner
    • his Majesty had observed that ever since his coming to the crown , the popular sort of lawyers have been the men that most affrontedly in all Parliaments have trodden upon his prerogative1616, Francis Bacon, Act of Council on Commendam Case

Forms of affrontedly

comparativemore affrontedly
superlativemost affrontedly

Origin of affrontedly

From affronted + -ly.

Questions about affrontedly

What does affrontedly mean?
Affrontedly means shamelessly or in an offended manner.
What part of speech is affrontedly?
Affrontedly is an adverb.

Words near affrontedly in the dictionary

  1. affront
  2. affrontable
  3. affrontant
  4. affronte
  5. affronted
  6. affrontedly
  7. affrontedness
  8. affrontee
  9. affrontees
  10. affronter
  11. affronters

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