Word: affrontive
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...every offense, for every act of violence, a legitimate reparation should be forthcoming when the dignity and the sovereignty of a nation have been outraged. It does not seem possible that any country of the world would have stood for the humiliation and the affront and torn down its flag to have it replaced by the banner of arbitration...
What's that? "Outrageous?" Oh. Not outrageous. "Discourteous?" Got you. "Affront to Chicago." Got you again. Yeah. Yeah. All right, Mr. Goofus, that's just what we wanted...
...member of his staff to vent his jealousy and malice on men, who, being unnamed, cannot defend themselves ... is inconceivable. If the writer of this paragraph is not a hypocrite, who is? Such sickening cant is unworthy of the attention of any sane and intelligent reader-an uncalled for affront to men of a friendly nation, which could only rouse contempt and resentment. The utter caddishness of the writer is ... apparent. JULIA L. TERRY...
...explicit cabled despatch was the source of TIME'S footnote to a story of how the Revised Prayer Book of the Church of England was debated in the House of Commons. TIME'S footnote said: "An astounding and unprecedented affront to the Holy Trinity was the laying of very heavy bets at leading London clubs during the two days of prayer and debate. Odds of 7 to 4 favoring the Prayer Book narrowed rapidly to even money, and finally reached 5 to 4 against. "Since nearly all members of the exclusive clubs where such betting took place...
...astounding and unprecedented affront to the Holy Trinity was the laying of very heavy bets at leading London clubs during the two days of prayer and debate Odds of 7 to 4 favoring the Prayer Book narrowed rapidly to even money, and finally reached 5 to 4 against...