单词 | affronted |
释义 | affrontedadj.ΘΚΠ the mind > emotion > pride > impudence > [adjective] thristec897 bolda1000 keen1297 apert1330 smartc1400 malaperta1425 overbolda1425 affronted1485 saucy1511 impertinata1525 over-familiar1529 pert1535 cocket1537 cockapert1556 contumelious1561 impudent1563 brass-bold1582 pertlike1582 paughtya1586 audacious1586 copped1597 effronted1598 petulant1598 dortya1605 rufty-tufty1606 facy1607 snappish1608 bold-faceda1616 over-pert1621 impertinent1631 procacious1660 insolent1678 calleting1691 effrontuousa1734 imperent1771 free1775 sassy1799 pawky1809 iron-sideda1825 gilpie1835 cheeky1838 fresh1843 snouty1858 nebby1873 gay1889 nebsy1894 nervy1896 brass neck1925 facety1928 facey1929 brass-necked1935 chutzpadik1959 1485–6 W. Caxton tr. Laurent Ryal Bk. cxlvi. sig. sj The wymmen of what estate they be..shold be symple, humble & shamefast, and not afronted [Fr. esfrontees, v.r. affrontees] ne openlye shewe hyr vysage. 1609 S. Grahame Anat. Humors f. 15 O this affronted villaine with a shamelesse face, and with perjured oathes, will damne the verie soule of him selfe. 1643 in T. Mair Narr. & Extracts Rec. Presbytery of Ellon (1898) 160 Hir affrontit lies. 1696 J. Cockburn Enq. Nature Christian Faith vii. 67 No Sect is become more zealous of late than Atheists, and their Fraternity, who maintain their Cause by an affronted Impudence. 2. Insulted; offended; expressing indignation at a (perceived) insult. ΘΚΠ the mind > emotion > anger > indignation or resentment > [adjective] > characterized by or showing wrothc1000 highOE wrackfulc1230 indignant1590 snarling1599 umbrageous1601 indignatorya1624 resenting1634 resentful1656 affronted1663 bridling1673 begrudging1693 wrathy1873 the mind > attention and judgement > contempt > disrespect > insult > [adjective] > insulted affronted1663 insulted1807 fuffled1827 1663 R. Allestree Serm. before King at White-hall 19 All the aggravations of affronted goodness. 1706 in Colonial Rec. Pennsylvania (1852) II. 284 He declared he was not at all affronted. 1708 E. Arwaker Truth in Fiction i. xlvi. 65 The affronted Audience, in a Rage, Hiss'd the pretending Blockhead off the Stage. 1765 G. Lyttelton Four New Dialogues of Dead i. 14 I trusted the justification of my affronted Innocence to the opinion of my Judges. 1855 T. B. Macaulay Hist. Eng. IV. 153 The affronted patrician had only to complain to the proud and powerful body of which he was a member. 1879 M. E. Braddon Violet III. 231 ‘Your mind wants balance,’ said Miss Skipwith, affronted at this frivolity. 1946 Liberty 15 June 35/1 He leaped from his chair..and slammed the office door just a fraction of an inch from Peggy's affronted nose. 1999 C. Grimshaw Provocation ii. 33 He waves off my questions with an injured, affronted look. 3. Of two figures forming part of a design or heraldic device: facing each other. Cf. affrontee adj. 1. ΘΚΠ the world > space > direction > [adjective] > having specific aspect aspected1601 looking1618 sited1665 affronted1707 orientated1857 oriented1875 the world > space > relative position > front > [adjective] > having a front or fronted with fronted1615 affronted1707 1707 G. Miège Present State Great Brit. II. xiii. 155 Their Heads upwards, and affronted inward. 1870 Herald & Geneal. 5 17 Two lions rampant affronted. 1885 Builder 23 May 722/2 Two birds affronted and a lion tearing a bull. 1920 Arts & Decoration 20 Feb. 278/2 This central group has as supporters two falcons affronted whose silhouettes form the outline of the piece. 1991 L. Webster in L. Webster & J. Backhouse Making Eng. v. 180/1 The upper panel contains a pair of affronted birds..the lower panel has a pair of addorsed goats. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2012; most recently modified version published online December 2021). < adj.1485 |
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