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adjective
- 1. feeling or expressing contempt or derision: "scornful laughter"
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showing or feeling scorn for someone or something: a scornful look / remark / laugh / tone. They are openly scornful of the new plans. Synonym. contemptuous. SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases. Treating as unimportant. blow something/someone off. brush someone/something aside. chopped liver. damn. denigrate. denigration.
: full of scorn : contemptuous. scornfully. ˈskȯrn-fə-lē. adverb. scornfulness noun. Synonyms. abhorrent. contemptuous. disdainful. See all Synonyms & Antonyms in Thesaurus. Examples of scornful in a Sentence. He's scornful of anyone who disagrees with his political beliefs. the actress gave the paparazzi a scornful glare before breezing on by them
Scornful definition: full of scorn; derisive; contemptuous, He smiled in a scornful way.. See examples of SCORNFUL used in a sentence.
If you are scornful of someone or something, you show that you do not like or respect them.
A scornful remark is full of contempt, disdain, or — as you might imagine — scorn. Your obsessively fashionable friends might be scornful of others who don't wear the latest styles. First used in the late 14th century, the adjective scornful originates from the Old French word escarn, meaning "mockery," "derision," or "contempt."
showing or feeling scorn for someone or something: a scornful look / remark / laugh / tone. They are openly scornful of the new plans. Synonym. contemptuous. SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases. Treating as unimportant. blow something/someone off. brush someone/something aside. chopped liver. damn. denigrate. denigration.
n. 1. a. Contempt or disdain felt toward a person or object considered despicable or unworthy: viewed his rivals with scorn. b. The expression of such an attitude in behavior or speech; derision: heaped scorn upon his rivals. c. The state of being despised or dishonored: held in scorn by his rivals. 2.
Definition of scornful adjective in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.
adjective. Filled with or showing scorn or contempt. Webster's New World. Similar definitions. Synonyms: insulting. disdainful. contemptuous. insolent. haughty. disparaging. despicable. defiant. malicious. opprobrious. abusive. arrogant. supercilious. belittling. sarcastic. Scornful Sentence Examples. But he drove them back with scornful words.
SCORNFUL definition: showing that you think something is stupid and does not deserve your respect: . Learn more.
