Affronting and Contumelious

Affronting

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Contumelious and affronting are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Contumelious" instead an adjective "Affronting".

Nearby Words: affront, affronted

Contumelious

Contumelious adjective - Marked by harsh insulting language.
Usage example: a well-reasoned thesis that merited more than just a scornful, contumelious response

Affronting and contumelious are semantically related. You can use "Affronting" instead an adjective "Contumelious".

Nearby Word: contumely
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