disdainful

  • 11disdainful — adjective /dɪsˈdeɪn.fʌl/ Showing contempt or scorn; having a pronounced lack of concern for others viewed as unworthy. He was disdainful of those he thought of as the little people. He openly sneered at them. They mocked him behind his back …

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  • 12disdainful — adjective Tyler was offended by his disdainful expression Syn: contemptuous, scornful, derisive, sneering, withering, slighting, disparaging, disrespectful, condescending, patronizing, supercilious, haughty, superior, arrogant, proud, snobbish,… …

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  • 13disdainful — adjective Date: circa 1542 full of or expressing disdain Synonyms: see proud • disdainfully adverb • disdainfulness noun …

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  • 14disdainful — disdainfully, adv. disdainfulness, n. /dis dayn feuhl, di stayn /, adj. full of or showing disdain; scornful. [1535 45; DISDAIN + FUL] Syn. contemptuous, haughty, contumelious. * * * …

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  • 15disdainful — Synonyms and related words: abjuratory, arrogant, audacious, bold, brash, brassy, brazen, bumptious, cavalier, challenging, cheeky, clannish, cliquish, cocky, cold, contemptuous, contumelious, cool, daring, declinatory, defiant, defying, derisive …

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  • 16disdainful — I (Roget s IV) modif. Syn. scornful, contemptuous, supercilious, dismissive; see egotistic 2 , indifferent 1 , proud 2 , scornful 1 . See Synonym Study at proud . II (Roget s Thesaurus II) adjective Showing scorn and disrespect toward (someone or …

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  • 17disdainful — dis|dain|ful [ dıs deınfəl ] adjective feeling or expressing disdain …

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  • 18disdainful — dis dain·ful || fÊŠl adj. contemptuous, scornful …

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  • 19disdainful — adjective showing contempt or lack of respect. Derivatives disdainfully adverb disdainfulness noun …

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  • 20disdainful — a. Scornful, contemptuous, supercilious, contumelious, haughty, cavalier …

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