scornful

  • 11scornful — scornfully, adv. scornfulness, n. /skawrn feuhl/, adj. full of scorn; derisive; contemptuous: He smiled in a scornful way. [1350 1400; ME; see SCORN, FUL] * * * …

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  • 12scornful — adj. Scornful is used with these nouns: ↑glance, ↑laugh, ↑look …

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  • 13scornful — adjective his scornful remarks Syn: contemptuous, derisive, withering, mocking, scoffing, sneering, jeering, scathing, snide, disparaging, supercilious, disdainful, superior; archaic contumelious Ant: admiring, respectful …

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  • 14scornful — /ˈskɔnfəl/ (say skawnfuhl) adjective full of scorn; derisive; contemptuous: he smiled in a scornful way. –scornfully, adverb –scornfulness, noun …

  • 15scornful — scorn ► NOUN ▪ open contempt or disdain. ► VERB 1) express scorn for. 2) reject in a contemptuous way. DERIVATIVES scorner noun scornful adjective scornfully adverb. ORIG …

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  • 16scornful imitation — index ridicule Burton s Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton. 2006 …

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  • 17scornful insolence — index contumely Burton s Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton. 2006 …

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  • 18scornful treatment — index contumely Burton s Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton. 2006 …

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  • 19scornful — adjective Date: 14th century full of scorn ; contemptuous • scornfully adverb • scornfulness noun …

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  • 20scornful — adjective Showing scorn or disrespect; contemptuous …

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