scoffing

  • 1scoffing — index cynical, disregard (lack of respect), disrespect, impertinent (insolent), skeptical Burton s Legal Thesaurus …

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  • 2Scoffing — Scoff Scoff, v. i. [imp. & p. p. {Scoffed} (?; 115); p. pr. & vb. n. {Scoffing}.] [Cf. Dan. skuffe to deceive, delude, Icel. skopa to scoff, OD. schoppen. See {Scoff}, n.] To show insolent ridicule or mockery; to manifest contempt by derisive… …

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  • 3scoffing — Synonyms and related words: Humism, Pyrrhonism, abusive, agnosticism, banter, bantering, blackening, blameful, booing, catcalling, censorious, chaffing, condemnatory, contemptuous, damnatory, denunciatory, deprecative, deprecatory, depreciative,… …

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  • 4scoffing — (Roget s Thesaurus II) adjective Contemptuous or ironic in manner or wit: derisive, jeering, mocking, sarcastic, satiric, satirical, sneering. See LAUGHTER, RESPECT …

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  • 5scoffing — skÉ‘f /skÉ’f n. mock, gibe, jeer, scorn, ridicule; object of derision or mockery; food (Slang) v. scorn, mock, deride, ridicule; eat voraciously (Slang) …

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  • 6scoffing — noun showing your contempt by derision (Freq. 2) • Syn: ↑jeer, ↑jeering, ↑mockery, ↑scoff • Derivationally related forms: ↑scoff, ↑scoff (for: ↑ …

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  • 7Scoffery — Scoff er*y, n. The act of scoffing; scoffing conduct; mockery. Holinshed. [1913 Webster] …

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  • 8Jin Ping Mei —   Wanli Era Edition …

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  • 9Blasphemy law in the United Kingdom — This article describes the blasphemy law in the United Kingdom. England Wales The common law offences of blasphemy and blasphemous libel were abolished in 2008. See now the Racial and Religious Hatred Act 2006. Before the common law era The… …

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  • 10Dennis Gorski — Dennis T. Gorski County Executive In office 1988–1999 Preceded by Ed Rutkowski Succeeded by Joel Giambra Constituency Erie County, New York …

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