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disdainful::adjective | Spocien Dictionary
| Type | Words |
|---|---|
| Synonyms | haughty, imperious, lordly, overbearing, prideful, sniffy, supercilious, swaggering |
| Derivation | disdainfulness |
some economists are disdainful of their colleagues in other social disciplines.
disdainful::adjective | Spocien Dictionary
| Type | Words |
|---|---|
| Synonyms | contemptuous, insulting, scornful |
| Derivation | disdainfulness |
Examples of disdainful
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The Coens have never seemed this disdainful, this mocking, of their fellow man.
From the omaha.com
Grew more disdainful of the media as he went on, but there's no law against that.
From the post-gazette.com
Republican senators have not always been so disdainful of term-limited governors.
From the freep.com
Another disdainful rant against those of us who try to keep our planet livable.
From the sacbee.com
My girlfriend, from Gleadless, uses that phrase as her most disdainful retort.
From the guardian.co.uk
Sherlock here has the disdainful mien and rapidity of speech we know and love.
From the independent.co.uk
Even cosmopolitan liberals are unabashedly disdainful of their southern neighbours.
From the economist.com
They even say such disdainful things to the faces of people they know to be single.
From the blogs.psychcentral.com
Can money make academic success cool for students disdainful of achievement?
From the nytimes.com
- Contemptuous: expressing extreme contempt
- Having or showing arrogant superiority to and disdain of those one views as unworthy; "some economists are disdainful of their colleagues in other social disciplines"; "haughty aristocrats"; "his lordly manners were offensive"; "walked with a prideful swagger"; "very sniffy about breaches of ...
- (disdainfully) in a proud and domineering manner; "he treated his staff cavalierly"
- (disdainfully) contemptuously: without respect; in a disdainful manner; "she spoke of him contemptuously"
- (disdainfulness) condescension: the trait of displaying arrogance by patronizing those considered inferior
- (disdain) contemn: look down on with disdain; "He despises the people he has to work for"; "The professor scorns the students who don't catch on immediately"
- (disdain) contempt: lack of respect accompanied by a feeling of intense dislike; "he was held in contempt"; "the despite in which outsiders were held is legendary"
- (disdain) reject: reject with contempt; "She spurned his advances"
- (disdain) condescension: a communication that indicates lack of respect by patronizing the recipient
