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Webster 1913 Edition
Disdainful
Dis-dain′ful
,Adj.
Full of disdain; expressing disdain; scornful; contemptuous; haughty.
– Dis-dain′ful-ly
, adv.
Dis-dain′ful-ness
, Noun.
Webster 1828 Edition
Disdainful
DISDAINFUL
,Adj.
1.
Full of disdain; as disdainful soul.2.
Expressing disdain; as a disdainful look.3.
Contemptuous; scornful; haughty; indignant.Definition 2024
disdainful
disdainful
English
Adjective
disdainful (comparative more disdainful, superlative most disdainful)
- Showing contempt or scorn; having a pronounced lack of concern for others viewed as unworthy.
- He was disdainful of those he thought of as the little people. He openly sneered at them. They mocked him behind his back.
- She glimpsed at the people whom she had left behind, and smirked in the most disdainful manner towards them.
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showing contempt or scorn
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