Dictionary: AF-FREIGHT'MENT – AF-FUS'ED

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AF-FREIGHT'MENT, n.

The act of hiring a ship for the transportation of goods. – American Review, App.

AF-FRET', n. [L. affrettare, to hasten.]

A furious onset, or attack. [Not used.] – Spenser.

AF-FRIC'TION, n.

The act of rubbing. [Not used.] [See Friction.] – Boyle.

AF-FRIEND-ED, a. [affrend'ed.]

Made friends; reconciled. [Obs.] – Spenser.

AF-FRIGHT', n.

Sudden or great fear; terror; also, the cause of terror; a frightful object.

AF-FRIGHT', v.t. [affri'te; Sax. frihtan. See Fright.]

To impress with sudden fear; to frighten; to terrify or alarm. It expresses a stronger impression than fear or apprehend, and perhaps less than terror.

AF-FRIGHT'ED, pp.

Suddenly alarmed with fear; terrified; followed by at or with, more generally by at; as, affrighted at the cry of fire.

AF-FRIGHT'ED-LY, adv.

With fright.

AF-FRIGHT'ER, n.

One who frightens.

AF-FRIGHT'FUL, a.

Terrifying; terrible; that may excite great fear; dreadful.

AF-FRIGHT'FUL-LY, adv.

Frightfully.

AF-FRIGHT'ING, n.

Impressing sudden fear; terrifying.

AF-FRIGHT'MENT, n.

Affright; terror; the state of being frightened. [Rarely used.] [In common discourse, the use of this word, in all its forms, is superseded by fright, frighted, frightful.]

AF-FRONT', n.

  1. Opposition to the face; open defiance; encounter. [Obs.]
  2. Ill treatment; abuse; any thing reproachful or contemptuous, that excites or justifies resentment, as foul language, or personal abuse. It usually expresses a less degree off abuse than insult.
  3. Shame; disgrace. [Not usual.] – Arbuthnot.
  4. In popular language, slight resentment; displeasure.

AF-FRONT', v.t. [Fr. affronter, to encounter face to face, of ad and L. frons, front, face.]

  1. Literally, to meet or encounter face to face, in a good or bad sense; as, The seditious affronted the king's forces. – Hayward. Milton. Shak. [The foregoing sense is obsolete.]
  2. To offer abuse to the face; to insult, dare or brave openly; to offer abuse or insult in any manner, by words or action; as, to affront one by giving him the lie.
  3. To abuse, or give cause of offense to, without being present with the person; to make slightly angry; a popular use of the word.

AF-FRONT'ED, pp.

  1. Opposed face to face; dared; defied; abused.
  2. In popular language, offended; slightly angry at ill treatment, by words or actions; displeased.

AF-FRONT-EE', a.

In heraldry, front to front; an epithet given to animals that face each other. Ash.

AF-FRONT'ER, n.

One that affronts.

AF-FRONT'ING, a.

Contumelious; abusive.

AF-FRONT'ING, ppr.

Opposing face to face; defying; abusing; offering abuse, or any cause of displeasure.

AF-FRONT'ING-LY, adv.

In an affronting manner.

AF-FRONT'IVE, a.

Giving offense; tending to offend; abusive.

AF-FRONT'IVE-NESS, n.

The quality that gives offense. [Little used.]

AF-FUSE', v.t. [s as z. L. affundo, affusum, ad and fundo, to pour out. See Fuse.]

To pour upon; to sprinkle, as with a liquid.

AF-FUS'ED, pp.

Sprinkled with a liquid; sprinkled on; having a liquid poured upon.