Definitions
Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia
- Full of scorn or contempt; contemptuous; disdainful; insolent.
- Provoking or exciting scorn or contempt; appearing as an object of scorn.
- Synonyms See scorn, v.
Wiktionary
- adj. Showing scorn or disrespect; contemptuous.
GNU Webster's 1913
- adj. Full of scorn or contempt; contemptuous; disdainful.
- adj. obsolete Treated with scorn; exciting scorn.
WordNet 3.0
- adj. expressing extreme contempt
Examples
“Finally he stood before her, his expression scornful, but he said, Very well, then.”
“The same word which to the scornful is a savour of death unto death to the humble and serious is a savour of life unto life.”
Commentary on the Whole Bible Volume III (Job to Song of Solomon)
“David watched as Freidman retreated back into the shadows, an expression of scornful disagreement on his face.”
“Oswald said, "Not much credit," in scornful tones.”
“He repudiates, and with a certain scornful dignity.”
“I guess your head ain't high enough up for to see her'n," said Clam, in scornful impatience.”
“The seat of the scornful is the pestilential chair (as the”
Commentary on the Whole Bible Volume III (Job to Song of Solomon)
“I saw her sneak a scornful, victorious glance at the player.”
“It might have been called a scornful laugh if the Kearney girl had been capable of any emotion so dignified as scorn.”
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The words on this list SAT regulars that I haven't sorted and grouped yet. It's like my wordy holding pen. get it? holding the pen to write a word? HA! I love how lame my humor is.
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Divisive devices; emissary of Momus.
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bland, retch, taunt, seam, indecipherable, douse, scornful, cringing, cringe, incarcerate, dormant, sneer and 13 more...
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SAT Test 1
rhetoric, erratic, futile, sneer, whim, scoff, meedle, devoid, elaborate, petulant, treacly, idiosyncracy and 16 more...
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