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Meaning of affrontery | Babel Free

Noun CEFR B2

Definitions

  1. Obsolete spelling of effrontery.
    alt-of, obsolete, uncountable
  2. An affront
    uncountable

Examples

“With an affrontery that did not falter, and knew not how to blush, he detailed his own participation in the acts for which he was prosecuting me as a participator.”
“This Englishman should neither out-do him in generosity nor affrontery.”
“Skyboxes are a grotesque affrontery to authentic fandom[…].”

CEFR level

B2
Upper Intermediate
This word is part of the CEFR B2 vocabulary — upper intermediate level.

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