In an insulting, disrespectful, or deliberately hurtful manner.
Affronting + -ly (adverbial suffix). This allows the adjective 'affronting' to modify verbs, describing how an action is performed in an insulting way.
This is a rare adverb that captures a very specific tone—when someone speaks affrontingly, they're not just being rude, they're being deliberately hostile and challenging to your dignity!
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