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scornful::adjective | Spocien Dictionary
| Type | Words |
|---|---|
| Synonyms | contemptuous, disdainful, insulting |
Examples of scornful
scornful
Democrats at both ends of Pennsylvania Avenue were scornful of Republican input.
From the online.wsj.com
Rayner was scornful of the ignorant and bigoted but kind to those who suffered.
From the guardian.co.uk
I'm more scornful of the porkalooza than ever, but I'm glad now that it passed.
From the post-gazette.com
He hid a scornful smile under his moustache, which is not a good hiding place.
From the online.wsj.com
He is with a younger man, who dresses well, scornful, black hair, a childish face.
From the denverpost.com
He sounded scornful, his voice cracked as he bellowed a couple of the punch lines.
From the economist.com
Many private bankers are openly scornful of such do-it-yourself wealth management.
From the economist.com
Most critics were scornful of his novels'flat prose and pedestrian characters.
From the en.wikipedia.org
American media's scornful attacks on the Russian premier hint at that possibility.
From the scoop.co.nz
- Contemptuous: expressing extreme contempt
- (scornfully) contemptuously: without respect; in a disdainful manner; "she spoke of him contemptuously"
- (scorn) 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"
- (scorn) 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"
- (scorn) contempt: open disrespect for a person or thing
- (scorn) reject: reject with contempt; "She spurned his advances"
- Scorn is a feeling of contempt or disdain for something or somebody; to despise.
- (Scorn (band)) Scorn is an English electronic music project. The group was formed in the early 1990s as a side project of former Napalm Death members Mick Harris and Nic Bullen (the latter as one of the founding members of the band in 1981). ...
- (Scorn (comics)) Scorn is a fictional character in the DC comics universe. He first appeared in Superman #122 in 1997 and for a time was a regular supporting character in the Superman line of comics.
