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disdainful

[ dis-deyn-fuhl, dih-steyn- ]

/ dɪsˈdeɪn fəl, dɪˈsteɪn- /

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adjective

full of or showing disdain; scornful.

Origin of disdainful

First recorded in 1535–45; disdain + -ful

SYNONYMS FOR disdainful

contemptuous, haughty, contumelious.

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OTHER WORDS FROM disdainful

dis·dain·ful·ly, adverb dis·dain·ful·ness, noun

Words nearby disdainful

discuss, discussant, discussion, discutient, disdain, disdainful, disease, disease determinant, diseased, diseconomy, disegno

Example sentences from the Web for disdainfully

The general public used it disdainfully, but it was meaningful.

Death of ‘Gamer’ Identity: How Hardcore Trolls Pwned Themselves |Alec Kubas-Meyer |September 17, 2014 |DAILY BEAST
As for Hillary Clinton, once the darling of the pro-Israel community, “she is just an employee,” Foxman says disdainfully.

Jewish Anger at Obama |Lloyd Grove |March 18, 2010 |DAILY BEAST
She gave me a look of surprise; then, threw up her head, disdainfully.

The Colonel of the Red Huzzars |John Reed Scott
Disdainfully she smiled; her face grew cold; her figure looked never more erect and inflexible.

Under the Rose |Frederic Stewart Isham

Ibsen was a stranger, Ibsen was disdainfully silent, therefore Ibsen must be annihilated.

Egoists |James Huneker
Disdainfully he looks down on the good villagers, who salute him on their way to church.

Burgundy: The Splendid Duchy |Percy Allen
She disdainfully refused his proffer of assistance and mounted the pony.

The Trail to Yesterday |Charles Alden Seltzer

British Dictionary definitions for disdainfully

disdainful

/ (dɪsˈdeɪnfʊl) /

adjective

showing or feeling disdain

Derived forms of disdainful

disdainfully, adverb disdainfulness, noun